Example sentences of "allowed [to-vb] in the " in BNC.

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1 That 's why I 'm allowed to swim in the secret pool — a reward because her mother made me responsible for Aleena whenever she 's on the Mantela . ’
2 The local musicians who had been brought in to entertain us were not allowed to perform in the guest-house , so we provided our own ( less professional ) entertainment by singing and reciting poetry .
3 There would be no " blanket de-collectivization " , and profitable collective and state farms would be allowed to continue in the context of equal opportunities being given to all forms of farm ownership .
4 " Scientific " whaling , which allowed a very limited catch supposedly for research purposes , was allowed to continue in the interim .
5 White may be a very good player and Wilko could have ‘ fancied him ’ , but Rocky should not have been allowed to go in the opposite direction , and as for the ‘ Cantona thing ’ I think that decision will haunt Wilkinson to the grave .
6 They were allowed to lapse in the late nineteenth century and were not revived until after the last war .
7 Magistrates who deal with family matters have been specially trained and are not allowed to sit in the Family Court until that training has been completed .
8 Under the writ of acceleration procedure he is allowed to sit in the Lords , as Lord Cecil , even though his father , the Marquess of Salisbury , is still alive .
9 A government communiqué was also reported to have ruled out the possibility of FARC and ELN delegates being allowed to sit in the new Constituent Assembly to be elected in December .
10 Instead of maintaining a fixed rate or parity against the dollar , other major currencies were allowed to float in the foreign exchange market .
11 The particles of resin act as an acid resist , the acid attacks the plate between the resin granules producing minute irregular dots bitten into the plate , the tone of which can be controlled by the length of time the plate is allowed to remain in the acid .
12 Romanians called pigs ' trotters ‘ patriots ’ because they were the only bits of the pig allowed to remain in the country .
13 Mr. McAllion : The period of between six and 16 months during which employees will be allowed to remain in the TOPS is to enable trade union representatives and the new employers to negotiate new pension arrangements .
14 Allowed to remain in the cool waters of the pool , they take a considerable time to reappear and fulfil their role , and often fall prey to browsing water snails .
15 Those who had been in Italy before the end of 1989 and who registered within an appointed time limit were to be allowed to remain in the country and would be granted rights to medical care , schooling and equality of opportunity in relation to employment .
16 The French President , François Mitterrand , confirmed on Oct. 15 that Aoun had been granted political asylum as a " question of honour " and that he would be allowed to remain in the embassy indefinitely .
17 The ruling , by six votes to three , could deprive many thousands of refugees , many from Central America , of the opportunity of being allowed to remain in the USA .
18 ( Pathfinders were still supposed to be something secret , and photos of that giveaway gilt albatross were not allowed to appear in the Press . )
19 For example , many people at the Royal Brompton and National Heart hospital tell me that some of the special health authorities should be allowed to win new patients and the money that comes with them by being allowed to work in the internal market .
20 Nothing has been allowed to stand in the way of the sector 's progress towards profitability .
21 Well , a little thing like that should not be allowed to stand in the way of such a great man , so Mr Pozsgay now spends one hour a week in the gym .
22 While these differences had not been allowed to stand in the way of the launch of the EEC and its immediate economic schedule , as the organisation moved on to more of its objectives it was always probable that these differences would gain greater expression .
23 We felt this should not be allowed to stand in the way of the child protection process , so we tried to put the responsibility where it should properly lie — with the perpetrator . ’
24 Different concerns and procedures , and hence unfamiliarity , should not be allowed to stand in the way of understanding .
25 In the , when we dealt with the matter of children and communion , we based the whole case upon the doctrine that nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of the grace of God being available for all and sundry .
26 Nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of that .
27 When we come to deal with infant baptism we take the view that the failure of parents to measure up to certain standards is to be allowed to stand in the way of the grace of God being available for their children .
28 The 16-point plan presented by the rebels at this meeting had been rejected by the government , but on Oct. 15 Chissano announced that MNR rebels would be allowed to stand in the 1991 elections if they renounced violence and laid down their arms .
29 ‘ It was clear from discussions that the Germans and French will not be allowed to stand in the way of Merseyside 's bid , ’ Mr Stewart said .
30 If Morrissey ca n't be allowed to write in the third person using a character , without people automatically assuming the views expressed are his own , then we 've got problems too .
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