Example sentences of "[was/were] allowed a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1650s , England experienced what was probably the freest religious environment of the entire early modern period , within which Protestants who believed in the doctrine of the trinity and refrained from breaking the law were allowed a wide measure of toleration . |
| 2 | All this could be different if only the British people were allowed a real stake in the EC . |
| 3 | One day a week , the men were allowed a dark suit to go out for the day to visit friends or relatives . |
| 4 | The new members had to accept previous EC agreements , but were allowed a five-year transition period to adjust to them . |
| 5 | Some were allowed a relative degree of freedom , but others , like the Dutch East Indies , were kept under direct military rule , largely due to the importance of their natural resources . |
| 6 | In May 1911 , the inmates were allowed a special diet to mark the coronation of King George the Fifth , and the usual extras ‘ as at Christmas ’ were added . |
| 7 | MPs were allowed a free vote on the issue . |
| 8 | As they were forced to respond to the pressure for constitutional change the established interests saw a glint of light at the end of the political tunnel and came to entertain the hope that if the middle classes were allowed a subordinate share of power then they just might turn from being poachers to gamekeepers of the system and so side with the aristocracy in helping to keep the working classes in order . |
| 9 | If infinite time were allowed a limiting value would presumably be reached . |
| 10 | For children of our age we were allowed a remarkable degree of freedom ; only the town was out of bounds . |
| 11 | Their only chance of such would be to marry a wealthy man , because as source A also describes , before 1919 no woman was allowed a complete education , and therefore they never achieved positions in highly paid jobs , such as lawyers . |
| 12 | With her experience , she was allowed a static jump at just over 2,000 feet . |
| 13 | Erm , but erm , I had go was allowed a great deal of latitude . |
| 14 | No ITV company was allowed a controlling interest in an ILR station in the same area , and vice versa ( though there could be joint directors ) . |
| 15 | The outcome of this magnanimity was that True Valiance was allowed a doubtful annex to Ixmar 's pantheon , instated as a squire to one of Ixmar 's sons . |
| 16 | There she bargained with the Queen , and in return for not harrying the English ships that were pursuing the Spanish Armada , O'Malley was allowed a free hand in Connaught . |
| 17 | Perhaps such a renowned centre of healing was allowed a quiet death by financial strangulation , though the dumping of domestic rubbish in the holy precinct may indicate desecration . |