Example sentences of "[pers pn] allowed [pn reflx] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I allowed myself a brief glance at Alison 's ample contours . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 3 | She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down . |
| 4 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 5 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 6 | She allowed herself a small smile , mostly because he 'd accepted her medical opinion but still had n't guessed she was a doctor . |
| 7 | She allowed herself a thin smile of triumph . |
| 8 | He allowed himself a slight smile . |
| 9 | He allowed himself a faint smile of satisfaction then slipped the five-dollar note under Rosie 's glass and left the bar . |
| 10 | He allowed himself a little smile , which vanished from his face when he felt the car slowing , and glimpsed through the misted window the place the facilitator had brought him to . |