Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] to allow the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The oil companies agreed to reduce their hydrocarbon emissions sufficiently to allow the car plant to be built . |
| 2 | Israel 's foreign minister , Shimon Peres , who was asked by the Libyans several months ago to allow the trip , says he had no illusions about Colonel Qaddafi 's motives . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino of the Philippines is bracing herself for a legal battle over her decision not to allow the remains of the former president , Ferdinand Marcos , to be returned home from Hawaii for burial . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Once again , Israel demonstrated its determination not to allow the refugees to return . |
| 8 | The dryish curd is cut into big chunks and piled into huge tubs that are left to stand in the dairy overnight to allow the acidity and flavour to develop . |
| 9 | All that we are concerned to ensure is that the present applicants have a proper opportunity of obtaining the evidence they seek so that the grave allegations which they make — the very same allegations that troubled this court sufficiently to allow the appellant 's appeal — can be properly tested in the courts . |
| 10 | In a closed session , Mr Modrow appealed to the delegates not to allow the party to disintegrate . |
| 11 | In a closed session , Mr Modrow appealed to the delegates not to allow the party to disintegrate . |
| 12 | A certain amount of daily exercise is essential to maintain proper body tone and function , but if you are quite unused to exercise it is necessary to build up the exercise levels gradually to allow the body to acclimatize to the increased level of activity and the increased demands made on the heart and lungs , the respiratory and skeletal muscles . |
| 13 | In some cases subsidence damage will have come to light when a property is being sold and we may find ourselves under pressure to resolve the claim quickly to allow the sale to proceed . |
| 14 | Most are fitted with hot and cold water supplies which should be clear of the sink well to allow the manoeuvring of large items in and out of the sink . |
| 15 | For mercy 's sake , persuade your good woman here to allow the lady to stay . |
| 16 | The part-empty container is then taken off its rack and put back on the ground briefly to allow the hoses to drain back into it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | THE LABOUR leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , challenged the Prime Minister yesterday to allow the pay of 22,000 ambulance staff to be referred to a pay review body , as is done for 600,000 health service workers . |
| 19 | Putting a length of rubber tubing on to the attachment , she turned a bottle upside-down to allow the liquid to flow . |