Example sentences of "permitted [pron] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found it obnoxious that her son permitted himself a living relationship when , like her , he should be occupying himself exclusively with a dead one . |
| 2 | Morse permitted himself a gentle grin : ‘ What date did the tour start ? ’ |
| 3 | As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen , whom he knew . |
| 4 | Nicolo Sabatini permitted himself a little smile . |
| 5 | The Adjutant even permitted himself a rueful grin just as the office door itself opened and the CO strode in . |
| 6 | In 1715 , in return for writing off two years of annuity payments worth something over £1 million , the government permitted it a fresh share issue which brought its capital up to £10 million , about half of the entire joint-stock capital in the country . |
| 7 | Consequentially , when I saw him marching swiftly towards me I permitted myself a brief groan . |