Example sentences of "not allow the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's important you understand the background , ’ said Sorge , not allowing the American to get under his skin . |
| 2 | As the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne , North ( Mr. Henderson ) said , the Bill has missed an opportunity by not allowing the customer to know more about the quality of services . |
| 3 | It was held that the clerk erred in law in not allowing the question of whether the application was competent to be considered by the licensing board . |
| 4 | Not allowing the child independence for self-feeding or getting dirty can interfere with normal developmental learning . |
| 5 | Not allowing the family member to take any form of responsibility that : should rightly belong to the primary sufferer or to someone else . |
| 6 | According to Jung , a simpler nature works on a more complicated one ‘ like a room that is too small ’ , not allowing the partner enough space . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're going to play a physical , passing game and we must keep the score low to stand a chance , so we need to slow the game down , not allow the opposition any space and keep possession . |
| 8 | As the situation deteriorated , it was felt that some further evidence of the British government 's determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority was needed . |
| 9 | Above all , each was determined not to allow the other to gain any strategic advantage or increase its general influence in the region . |
| 10 | They were rightly anxious to preserve the Queen 's Prerogative , and not to allow the election of a Prime Minister as the result of a Party meeting . |
| 11 | In a closed session , Mr Modrow appealed to the delegates not to allow the party to disintegrate . |
| 12 | In a closed session , Mr Modrow appealed to the delegates not to allow the party to disintegrate . |
| 13 | ‘ What happened to Poll ? ’ she asked , determined not to be silenced by Dr Neil Cochrane , and not to allow the ruin of his looks to create any pity for him . |
| 14 | Even though the site is only a second option , Councillor William Bleakes urged the council 's planning committee not to allow the matter to rest , and Alderman Samuel Semple pointed out the site had been under consideration since 1976 . |
| 15 | The outburst from spectators prompted defence barrister Mr Neil Butterfield in his closing speech to warn the jury not to allow the mentality of the lynch mob to effect their judgement about whether or not Andrew Hagans had raped Anna McGurk before he killed her . |
| 16 | An appeal against Langbaurgh Council 's decision not to allow the erection of a two-storey side extension at Abrams Buildings in Loftus has been dismissed by the Secretary of State . |
| 17 | ‘ If I was a Romany I 'd have ended up fighting Nahum , ’ said Seb , trying not to allow the emotion he felt to show . |
| 18 | Renton 's suggestion of a further review of its role stems from the feeling in his department that the present system is an administrative duplication , that it does not allow the Minister to determine the policy framework , and that whenever a major funding issue arises the government has in any case to be directly involved at present . |
| 19 | I am reluctant to intervene , but I can not allow the Minister to get away with that . |
| 20 | That draft er approved by the Social Affairs Council a week ago does not allow the flexibility for companies and their employees to determine working time arrangements at local plant level , but we do question the E E C's involvement in this area . |
| 21 | For Freud , there could be unhappiness in such highly structured societies if the values and norms did not allow the expression of instinctual energy , even though some limitation of both sexuality and destructive aggressivity is necessary in any group . |
| 22 | This integrating combination has a long time-constant and for a momentary pulse output from IC2 does not allow the voltage across capacitor C5 to rise much above the ground . |
| 23 | Strictly speaking , of course , this kind of sampling does not allow the deployment of statistical analysis in order to make inferences to population values from the sample , since the selection of cases within quota categories is not done according to random sampling procedures . |
| 24 | It will certainly not allow the Chancellor to meet the target that he set himself last year of a balanced budget in the medium term . |
| 25 | ‘ Variable pricing will not allow the driver to know his costs before his journey . ’ |
| 26 | She nodded slightly , wordlessly , aware somehow that she must not speak , must not allow the spell to be broken . |
| 27 | The chairman must not allow the discussion to wander into other subjects unless there is a direct relevance . |
| 28 | He noted approvingly that ‘ in a state of nature wild female animals will not allow the approach of the male except when in a state of rut ’ . |
| 29 | Slowly stir the cream into the pan , then heat gently until warm , but do not allow the cream to boil . |
| 30 | Belgium 's regime is more restrictive , since it does not allow the centre to take on any commercial risks . |