Example sentences of "not allowed [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were not allowed to own land nor speak in public . |
| 2 | They kept their basic freedom but were not allowed to own a car , a camera or any large-scale maps , and were forbidden to travel more than five miles from home . |
| 3 | The Ndorrobo were not allowed to own cattle so they had to hunt the unappetizing wild game , something a Masai would never do . |
| 4 | He was not allowed to mention the slaughtering to anyone , not even as a special secret between best friends . |
| 5 | Moneylenders were registered ; subject to some conditions over the way they did business ; they were able to advertise in only a very restricted way ( for example , they were not allowed to mention interest rates or repayment schedules ) ; and courts could re-open their loans , setting new terms , if they charged excessive interest and the original terms were ‘ harsh and unconscionable ’ . |
| 6 | In the end we are unanimous about one recommendation but , following Mr Major 's criteria , we are not allowed to mention his name , ‘ because it is not fair to raise a nominee 's expectations in case they are disappointed ’ . |
| 7 | Kerry 's not allowed to mention that . |
| 8 | And as a woman she 's not allowed to absolve or bless people or bless communion wafers . |
| 9 | The Masai are not allowed to graze their cattle within park boundaries , and the thousands of tourists are restricted to specific areas . |
| 10 | And not allowed to lapse . ’ |
| 11 | At Liverpool , the Principal was not allowed to choose his own secretary . |
| 12 | Staff are not allowed to anticipate paid leave beyond what has accrued to them at the rate shown on the annual leave slip at the time of going on leave . |
| 13 | ‘ The singer is not allowed to sing any two verses of a song in the same way . |
| 14 | As long as the communists held power , he was not allowed to employ more than 12 people . |
| 15 | As well as needing a licence , they were for example allowed to advertise only in a very restricted way , were not allowed to employ people to canvass for loans , had to include an interest rate in loan contracts , and risked having the terms of a loan altered by a court if they were judged ‘ harsh and unconscionable ’ — interest over 48 per cent a year was taken to be excessive unless there was some evidence to the contrary . |
| 16 | The Euro-fudge that has emerged , à lat Maastricht , means that producers can continue to use hybrid vines for table wines , but are not allowed to employ the word English on the label . |
| 17 | For the first three days of her monthly period she is segregated in a solitary place and is not allowed to touch anybody or anything lest she pollutes it . |
| 18 | The children are not allowed to touch the fish with the paper and try to move it along by hitting it on the floor to create a draught . |
| 19 | You are not allowed to touch me or the box . |
| 20 | I 'm not allowed to touch it . |
| 21 | And you 're not allowed to touch me ! |
| 22 | An objector , who had not given the notice required by the rule , was not allowed to oppose confirmation when he sought to appear before the confirming authority , and the licence was confirmed . |
| 23 | Those who are ‘ wise ’ may keep to one purpose , but the implication is that such wisdom is not allowed to exist for very long . |
| 24 | That insignificant little tickle that develops into an eye-watering , throat-gripping , lung-bursting agony when you 're not allowed to let it out . |
| 25 | But there is a mysterious group of British engineers , who are not allowed to let us know what they 're doing — I suppose they are helping the Chinese build a factory or something — anyway , it has been refreshing to hear a homely Lancs. accent at the next table . |
| 26 | Will the Secretary of State ensure that his Department backs up his promises to the business community and ensure that such disincentives to the business community coming forward are not allowed to continue ? |
| 27 | You 're not allowed to miss my welcoming speech . |
| 28 | If the trader fails to comply with these requirements , he is not allowed to enforce the agreement against the customer . |
| 29 | If you go to see this football club to watch the football match , you are not allowed to park on the grass verge outside because the police do n't let you but if you go to a car boot sale at the football club the next day the cars , the grass verge is littered with cars cos it 's Sunday presumably and the police are not allowed to enforce on it so I do think that some of the traffic problems maybe need to be more carefully reinforced to stop this , you know , to stop the dealers you 're not going tyo these places but you know I think you do need to , you do need to , to regulate them but please , you know , do n't let's push them out altogether . |
| 30 | Sending Ælfgifu and Swegen to Norway perhaps had its advantages here , and maybe Harold Harefoot was not allowed to live at court , which might partly explain alleged doubts about his identity . |