Example sentences of "not allow i [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He gave me much time and attention but did not allow me to waste a minute ; he left me fully free to express my feelings and thoughts but did not hesitate to present his own ; he offered me space to deliberate about choices and to make decisions but did not withhold his opinion that some choices and decisions were better than others ; he let me find my own way but did not hide the map that showed the right direction . |
| 2 | ‘ As an investor , I have to say that this environment does not allow me to put more money into Hong Kong . |
| 3 | The first lawyer with whom I worked , however , ( Lawyer A ) did not allow me to examine files . |
| 4 | My temperament does not allow me to refuse a challenge , especially if my race is insulted . |
| 5 | However , despite the fact that I had to pay for the survey , the society will not allow me to have a copy of the report . |
| 6 | At the moment , I 'm under the discipline of , of the Church of England , which does not allow me to exercise my priestly functions ; there are n't many women here who are priests and can do this kind of thing , so I really do n't know what will happen . |
| 7 | I told her that what she said was a load of bollocks , and one thing led to another and my mum told me she was n't allowing me to take Natasha with me . |
| 8 | I would n't have proposed if you had n't allowed me to hope . ’ |
| 9 | They did n't allow me to sit where I chose . |
| 10 | I 'd dragged her into the storeroom and begged her to take me to London , saying my family would n't allow me to go without her . |
| 11 | My mother would n't allow me to go to the meeting last night — you know she despises anything Irish . " |
| 12 | He would n't allow me to wear stockings , and I was still in knee-socks and lace-ups when I left school . |
| 13 | ‘ If one brand of chocolate does n't allow me to earn enough , I 'll just switch over to another brand , ’ she says . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're saying that you wo n't allow me to do my interview ? ’ she asked . |
| 15 | Great Frank , but unfortunately my strengths just do n't allow me to run that way . |
| 16 | ‘ What a pity you did n't allow me to make my own running , ’ he observed softly . |
| 17 | ‘ They would n't allow me to grow up . |