Example sentences of "he allowed himself [art] " in BNC.

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1 He allowed himself a smile .
2 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 .
3 He allowed himself a faint smile of satisfaction then slipped the five-dollar note under Rosie 's glass and left the bar .
4 He allowed himself a slight smile .
5 He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement .
6 He allowed himself a faint , impersonal smile , then he stood up .
7 He allowed himself a small satisfied smile .
8 Though he allowed himself no fewer than four books ( She , Ayesha , She and Allan and Wisdom 's Daughter ) in which to analyse this character , he never seems to have decided exactly what she was meant to represent or how far she was intended to be a symbol of the ‘ world 's desire ’ .
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