Example sentences of "[noun sg] do not allow " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the uncertain times of Terris ' appearances have had such an effect on workmen that the Maintenance Department do not allow their staff to work in the station through the night in case the ghost interferes with their potentially dangerous work . |
| 2 | Unfortunately his work as art adviser did not allow him much time to paint , but some years ago , moving from urban to country surroundings , he found himself most excited by the wild moors and dales of Yorkshire , and once more began to paint . |
| 3 | Our thesis is that our traditional models and ways of thinking do not allow us to understand complex processes and — which is worse : often mislead us about appropriate responses . |
| 4 | It is true the funding arrangements at the time of the research did not allow for holiday pay , sick pay , and so on . |
| 5 | In relation to the question of the position of women , it would follow that , since — it is thought — the new testament does not allow the headship of a woman , and through the fact that women did not exercise headship in that society , that a woman should be head of state is as wrong as that a woman should exercise headship within the church . |
| 6 | The fact that believing in God involves an acceptance of uncertainty does not allow us to accept any degree of uncertainty , or that trust will also be misplaced . |
| 7 | Whatever terminology is used , the Inland Revenue does not allow tax-free treatment twice over : the disturbance allowance and any additional grants or allowances are taxable above a certain maximum payment . |
| 8 | This air bladder does not allow the fish to remain out of water for any length of time . |
| 9 | The problem is that the research does not allow us to distinguish the relative usefulness of the different interventions or their component parts . |
| 10 | A QC claimed yesterday it would be ‘ absurd ’ if the law did not allow people forced to leave homes made uninhabitable by radioactive contamination to be compensated . |
| 11 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 12 | [ The Jewish law did not allow Jews to eat the flesh of some animals , such as the pig , which were called unclean . ] |
| 13 | But the civil service structure of broadcasting did not allow such people to be employed on a full-time basis , and when funds were short the fees paid to freelance contributors of this kind were often the first items to be cut . |
| 14 | As for the speed of the machine I can not comment as lack of time with the machine did not allow us to perform our usual tests . |
| 15 | That argument is not watertight , however , because existing law does not allow euthanasia . |
| 16 | His wife has given up work as a secretary to stay at home with their three young children , yet the law does not allow him to take up her full tax allowance . |
| 17 | Remember , the law does not allow you to carry anything which can be described as an ‘ offensive weapon ’ such as a sharpened comb or a knife . |
| 18 | The law does not allow us to sell alcohol to persons under 18 years of age . |
| 19 | You can not decide , though you may desire , to divorce your husband if the law does not allow ; you can not order the wine if only his signature makes the order legitimate . |
| 20 | The common law does not allow Lord Wellworthy to enforce the covenant against Mr Sly due to the doctrine of privity of contract . |
| 21 | The law does not allow you to give away substantial sums of money , for example to a relative or a charity , prior to coming into care in order to pay a lower charge for your accommodation . |
| 22 | The law does not allow the consumer to ignore the intermediate links in the chain . |
| 23 | It may not in all cases be sufficient to advise a client that the action which he desires to take is not possible under the existing law ; circumstances may arise in which the proper answer is that if the law does not allow the action to be taken then the law itself should be changed . |
| 24 | The law does not allow even an adult to do with his body as he wishes . |
| 25 | German law does not allow charities to put more than a quarter of their donations into a reserve . |
| 26 | The law does not allow a man to derogate from his grant . |
| 27 | The Act does not allow children to be removed from home simply because other arrangements may cater better for their needs . |
| 28 | With the Nuclide Luminoscope® , a standard glass coverslip may be used in the recessed viewing window when the thicker lead glass window does not allow the shorter working distance objectives to focus . |
| 29 | The Homunculi do not allow anyone to see the oracle unless invited.The adventurers will need to keep their wits about them to get past these pests . |
| 30 | ‘ The number of library service points and hours open in relation to the staff establishment do not allow any in-service programmes to be implemented ’ . |