Example sentences of "[be] not allow " in BNC.

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1 Order , I am not in , I am not allowing anything outside the scope of the debate Mr Michael Spicer .
2 After all , I am not allowed to drive a motor car without having proved my ability to a ‘ competent authority ’ — the driving test examiner .
3 But once I have passed my test , I am not allowed out on the road without insurance .
4 Now normally I am not allowed to eat breakfast , because of public ( ceremonial ) duties .
5 ‘ As a South African I am not allowed to play in Japan , ’ said Van Rensburg , who partners Paul Annacone .
6 ‘ As a South African I am not allowed to play in Japan , ’ said Van Rensburg , who partners Paul Annacone .
7 I am not allowed to dispose of my property or live in it .
8 I tell myself that I will let myself lie in bed for another five minutes though I stipulate that I am not allowed to go back to sleep and that I have to count out the five-minutes in my head .
9 Mafouz , a tiny , pale , Egyptian boy , had said to him a week or so ago , ‘ Sir — I am not allowed television .
10 This is necessary to make sure we are functioning in a realistic way , that we are not kidding ourselves that we have abilities that we do not , but more importantly , to ensure we are not allowing our inabilities to nullify our abilities .
11 Spectacles are not allowed , so if you ca n't see well enough without them but want to compete anyway you should either get a pair of soft contact lenses or see how you manage without glasses .
12 Long hair must be held back with an elastic band : clasps and metal grips are not allowed .
13 Firstly , karateka are not allowed to bring their own coaches with them to training sessions because experience has shown that the presence of other coaches breaks up the training atmosphere , and causes people to separate to far corners instead of remaining together .
14 In some occupations — bus and train drivers and airline pilots , for example — employees are not allowed any alcoholic drink during the working day .
15 One shop assistant was polite , but adamant and explained : ‘ Dogs are not allowed because of the risk of soiling or damage to the woollen clothes . ’
16 Investors from outside the European Community are not allowed to subscribe , and there is strong demand from Japan to buy in the French market once shares start being traded .
17 I tried hard at school because I was most happy there — not at home where girls are not allowed to go out even with their female friends .
18 Provided that volunteers are not allowed a watch and that they do not use television or radio then they are in an environment which combines some of the comforts of home with the more exacting requirements of free-running experiments .
19 Husbands are not allowed in the hospital so her husband Ashot — a big man , mostly moustache — waited outside .
20 We are not allowed to know just yet , for the London Underground rule book tells drivers to wait for 30 minutes before making an announcement , unless they 've received a message to the contrary from their controllers or there is some ‘ immediate threat to safety . ’
21 Although the IATTC provides observers on purse-seiners , the programme is voluntary , and the tuna industry agreed to it only on the condition that observers are not allowed to report any violations .
22 If they are not allowed to pay , credit will become more expensive : by a full half percentage point , suggests one local-government official .
23 Moreover , because of yet another Treasury safeguard to make sure that EC money does not sneak past its scrutiny of public spending , local authorities are not allowed to make up their own 50% by getting contributions from businesses or charities .
24 So the kind of joint ventures which the EC — and in theory the British government — has been encouraging are not allowed .
25 It has been suggested that sister parties within the Socialist International are not allowed to compete with one another .
26 ‘ We are not allowed to take action to control the badger population and so there is always a risk that the disease will creep back in again .
27 Meanwhile , all the effort she has put into her creations will be wasted if local good causes are not allowed to benefit from selling them .
28 The French banks are not allowed to discriminate against foreign Eurocheques .
29 In Australasia , for instance , the club you play your first game of the season for is your only club for that year and you are not allowed to transfer .
30 In Britain , you are not allowed to dive at all if a ship is a war grave . ’
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