Example sentences of "[verb] himself the luxury " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergeant Bramble allowed himself the luxury of a fleeting smile . |
| 2 | In that year Coenwulf allowed himself the luxury of the elaborate royal style rector et imperator Merciorum regni ( CS 289 : S 153 ) , ‘ the first time a western ruler had called himself ‘ emperor ’ in an official record since the Roman Empire ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ This morning the Emperor instructed , ’ the Patrician allowed himself the luxury of a scowl , ‘ instructed me , Gorphal , to protect this Two Flower person . |
| 4 | Émile permitted himself the luxury of imagining I had come to Paris just to see him . |
| 5 | It is very simple : the artist can not allow himself the luxury of letting himself be manipulated passively by our culture . |
| 6 | A man divided can not allow himself the luxury of complacency . |