Example sentences of "allow [pers pn] [to-vb] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The single currency mortgage allows you to take out a loan in Sterling , which the lender converts into another currency . |
| 2 | Anderson himself , in scene five , remarks on the fact that language allows him to 'show off a bit " ( p. 63 ) but this comment occurs in the context of his longest turn , which is the most obvious example of him violating the maxim of manner . |
| 3 | And it allows us to make out a vision of our own lives and , more importantly , the whole life , the world 's life . ’ |
| 4 | This holds the pressed plant material in place allowing you to build up a design without dislodging any of the flowers you have already arranged . |
| 5 | Common Law allowed us to cut up a freehold estate into successive estates , each recognized by Common Law . |
| 6 | Instead , ClarisWorks has a toolbar running down the side of the screen , containing special icons which allow you to call up a worksheet or a graphic . |
| 7 | The function keys allow you to call up a variety of viewpoints but , despite this , it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on . |
| 8 | Clear cross-references , supplemented by a thorough index , allow you to follow up a line of enquiry and to move easily from the text to the line drawings , maps and colour plates — each chosen to represent a particular design or type of rug typical of those currently available — offering instant visual access to the information you need . |
| 9 | Then with excruciating slowness he relaxed his hold , allowing her to back away a pace . |
| 10 | Space has allowed me to use only a fraction of the wealth of material provided ; I only hope I have not made too many mistakes or significant omissions and have done at least some justice to all . |
| 11 | But experience does not allow us to predict how a person will perform , only the potential to perform . |