Example sentences of "allowed [pron] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One or two of the gentle , giant horses snorted in fear , but they allowed her to lead them to the safety of the barn , while Seb was struggling to maintain control of the hunters . |
| 2 | However , she allowed him to squire her to the desk , without comment and with a straight face , told him the number of her key , though keys were almost an affectation at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , more for ornament than use , and let him take it down for her and escort her to the foot of the oak staircase , which wound in slightly drunken lurches about a narrow well , the polished treads hollowed by centuries of use . |
| 3 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 4 | Miserably she allowed him to settle her in the taxi . |
| 5 | Numbly Rory allowed him to lead her to the dance floor , moving automatically into his arms as though she 'd always belonged there . |
| 6 | Rachel 's pulses thundered as she allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor beneath the flashing lights . |
| 7 | Rachel allowed him to lead her to the dance-floor , but his callous dismissal of the unfortunate Domino was symptomatic of the kind of man he was . |
| 8 | But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening . |
| 9 | She allowed him to corner her in the pantry . |
| 10 | Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room . |
| 11 | They allowed us to watch it in the dayroom until 10.00 p.m . |