Example sentences of "[pron] allow them [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 In America , brokers acting as price stabilisers arrange what is known as a ‘ green shoe ’ — an agreement which allows them to go back , cap in hand , to the issuing company and simply ask for more new shares to cover their position .
2 They become involved in schemes which allow them to use up their energy .
3 They follow different designs from our own , all of which allow them to tune in to water-borne sounds .
4 They 're too embarrassed to actually part with them and so you have this very difficult decision as to whether to insist that you have their laundry or whether you allow them to go on doing that , causing them to live in a smelly environment .
5 But I mean we also , we , I mean we 're providing a service for them to allow them to come on off the street , use the bus , right , but at the same time were trying to provide services for them because one of the things that came out in a consultation was , young people did n't feel that there was enough information for them in the town .
6 The motor car is now the big demon of the left because , supposedly , it pollutes our atmosphere , but the fact is that it is the most treasured possession of many people — including working people — because it allows them to get around independently .
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