Example sentences of "[was/were] allowed [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If members of the opposite sex were graded along a continuum from familiar to very novel and the animals were allowed to choose between all the possibilities , then progress can be made . |
| 2 | In 1854 , appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts . |
| 3 | They were allowed to speak to each other in low voices but never to interrupt an adult . |
| 4 | Chairman you 've got to allow me because by the time I 've finished you wo n't be able to stop me , er , but I mean if there 's a lot of money floating about in this area then I think that er , some committee or other should be looking at the the refurbishment of the courts in Devizes which are a disgrace , and partly the fault of this council when th they were allowed to get into such a state , and I mean at some stage or other , something or else is gon na to have to happen to them and I would hope that the magistrates in their wisdom in some committee or other are , are deciding to take these courts back into use . |
| 5 | Western diplomats had expected Mr Christopher to raise the issue of Syria 's tiny Jewish community , which was allowed to immigrate for much of last year , until Syria stopped granting exit visas . |
| 6 | And I was allowed to go out most weekends . |
| 7 | The committee agreed to this , provided no other stall or show was allowed to open on that day . |
| 8 | In 1989 no award was made , partly because the sponsor felt that publishers were submitting books by the distinguished but small group of authors who had already won prizes , and the prize was allowed to lapse until this year . |
| 9 | However , the policy vacuum which was allowed to develop in this way was inadequately filled by leaving it up to the courts to formulate their own sentencing policy . |
| 10 | No Man was allowed to enter into that heart and live . |