Example sentences of "should [not/n't] allow " in BNC.

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1 I should do something now , because perhaps it was for want of normal company that Eleanor Thorne lay until her mind turned the corner into madness and final decay , I should go out , I should not allow myself to brood , to carry out my sister 's peculiar whims and defer to the judgments she passes upon me .
2 It must be observed that the point of the mother 's stories was not that Daphne should embrace her sister shepherdesses in a sapphic idyll , but , very simply , that she should not allow herself to be seduced .
3 The inspector should not allow himself to be led , often with the best of intentions , by people proud to show off the area .
4 While you can substitute another activity for one the patient wants to abandon , you should not allow him to stop and do nothing .
5 I would simply suggest that we should not allow either sentimentality or a genuine concern for retaining decentralized powers in general to distract us from the major , and separate , task of attempting to determine a common policy for all education at all stages in the future .
6 If you have made a choice and are happy with it , then it is no one else 's concern and you should not allow yourself to suffer from externally-imposed guilt .
7 I made a vow that I should not allow my children to look at Shakespeare until adolescence .
8 And he entrusted to the curator that he should not allow sale of certain land but [ the foster-child ] should enjoy its income together with his nurses , Sempronia and Maevia .
9 New Scientist should not allow the first weapons with terminal guidance to be installed before noting that the accuracy is needed to destroy missiles in hardened concrete silos : in other words for a first strike .
10 Scepticism can be a lazy belief , and we should not allow our train of thinking to be shunted off into this old siding .
11 Joe Jordan , a spokesman for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , says women should not allow doctors to carry out such examinations unless there is someone else in the room or close by — normally a nurse , relative or friend .
12 The results of the survey are still controversial , so perhaps we should not allow them too much weight .
13 What is realistic is that you should not allow these feelings to hamper either your own or your partner 's development .
14 The side was important in the development of young players with first team potential and the women should not allow an unbridgeable gap to emerge between the Premier side and the rest of the teams , as the men had .
15 In their response to the Houghton Report which preceded the Act in 1972 , BASW argued that the law should not allow parental responsibilities to be removed ( under Section 2 of the 1948 Act ) unless there were good reason to suppose that the local authority 's judgment of the child 's interests was better than the parents ' .
16 I knew that such contradictions could be resolved for Jean-Claude in his work , and I felt that he , like me , should not allow them to dominate life .
17 I know I should not allow one of my dearest friends to discover so late on of my romantic attachment … .
18 But if the cause is reasonably capable of being associated with the promotion of lawful business interests the judge should not allow the case to go to the jury if there is no evidence of the accused 's intention going beyond such lawful business interests …
19 It , therefore , follows that if a claim is destined for settlement , the fact that a Summons or Initial Writ is served should not allow the insurer to be deflected from that intention .
20 We should not allow that , because that would be a contempt of democracy .
21 The consultation also showed widespread support for the proposition that the law should not allow trade union dues to be deducted from an employee 's salary without his or her individual consent .
22 Our people should not allow this .
23 We should not allow John Smith and his hitmen to take it from us .
24 New conveyancers should not allow themselves to be bullied by more senior members of the profession who have had years of experience .
25 But defending solicitor , Nic Parry , said that the court should not allow the ‘ law of the jungle of Holywell ’ to rule and if the case had to be adjourned for reports , then Catherwood , who admitted assault , should be allowed home .
26 But defending solicitor , Nic Parry , said that the court should not allow the ‘ law of the jungle of Holywell ’ to rule and if the case had to be adjourned for reports , then Catherwood , who admitted assault , should be allowed home .
27 But despite this , a Customs official suggested to the Foreign Office that approaches be made to the two ambassadors to suggest that they should not allow the officials to appear in court to support this claim as part of the defence case .
28 Stan Thomas explains , we should n't allow for shrinkage all around , and reveals that marking and mortise gauges are left-handed .
29 So I ca n't see why they should n't allow
30 I know the events of last week have been difficult for you , but you should n't allow them to panic you into a hasty decision . ’
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