Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] not allow [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our thesis is that our traditional models and ways of thinking do not allow us to understand complex processes and — which is worse : often mislead us about appropriate responses . |
| 2 | He was very strong ( and keen ) to get forward but unfortunately his bulk did n't allow him to get back quick enough when the other team made a break-away attack . |
| 3 | The fact that believing in God involves an acceptance of uncertainty does not allow us to accept any degree of uncertainty , or that trust will also be misplaced . |
| 4 | The problem is that the research does not allow us to distinguish the relative usefulness of the different interventions or their component parts . |
| 5 | As for the speed of the machine I can not comment as lack of time with the machine did not allow us to perform our usual tests . |
| 6 | His wife has given up work as a secretary to stay at home with their three young children , yet the law does not allow him to take up her full tax allowance . |
| 7 | Remember , the law does not allow you to carry anything which can be described as an ‘ offensive weapon ’ such as a sharpened comb or a knife . |
| 8 | The law does not allow you to give away substantial sums of money , for example to a relative or a charity , prior to coming into care in order to pay a lower charge for your accommodation . |
| 9 | The law does not allow us to sell alcohol to persons under 18 years of age . |
| 10 | that 's , that 's the other thing when there 's only two of you involved and you , we were opening for that first sort of eighteen months five , six days a week just keeping on top of a day to day business does n't allow you to sit back |
| 11 | Lord Cullen believed that his remit did not allow him to move too far into the question of labour relations , and said so in paragraph 21.83 of his report . |
| 12 | Whether the artist of these three was Mikon or Polygnotos the evidence does not allow us to say . |
| 13 | This is because his present stance does not allow him to move freely into the ball . |
| 14 | ‘ As an investor , I have to say that this environment does not allow me to put more money into Hong Kong . |
| 15 | ‘ If one brand of chocolate does n't allow me to earn enough , I 'll just switch over to another brand , ’ she says . |
| 16 | Southwark Crown Court 's senior judge , Gerald Butler , QC , said recently enacted legislation did not allow him to take the man 's 30-year-old record into account . |
| 17 | We can nae do it , the legislation does not allow us to do it . |
| 18 | The Tory legislation does not allow us to do it . |
| 19 | The tax man does n't allow you to stop , he 's a gangster and I 'd fight every four or five weeks if I could , ’ he said . |
| 20 | You will find no happiness , for ultimately life does not allow you to get away with anything , but rather , it has an uncanny way of asking for payment when we least expect it . |
| 21 | Her educational budget did not allow her to expand it or to make significant innovative changes . |
| 22 | ‘ If your employer does not allow you to undertake [ prescribing ] and you embark on it , then if you are negligent , you are on your own , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The Shareware version does n't allow you to sort any records and will not carry out automatic standing orders , which is a shame as it is difficult to evaluate a program that is not fully working . |
| 24 | But experience does not allow us to predict how a person will perform , only the potential to perform . |
| 25 | It is our interests , rather than those of a degenerate and selfish minority , that the police should protect ; and if the law at present does not allow them to do so then the law must be changed . |
| 26 | My temperament does not allow me to refuse a challenge , especially if my race is insulted . |
| 27 | The story does not allow us to answer those questions for certain . |
| 28 | We receive grant-in-aid to cover our basic running costs from the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department , and additional income from individual research grants , both private and public , but such income does not allow us to fund visiting scientists . |
| 29 | The farmers were efficient but the size of the unit did not allow them to make a full-time living . |
| 30 | After isolating the problem , investigate it as quickly as possible , resolve it , make sure as well as you can that the system does n't allow it to happen again , and proceed at full steam to collect whatever balance you and your customer have agreed upon . |