Example sentences of "allowed [pn reflx] to become " in BNC.
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| 1 | For too long we have allowed ourselves to become bogged down in interminable discussions about organisation both within the classroom and outside it . |
| 2 | One afternoon , Mr Charles to his shame and regret had allowed himself to become inebriated in the company of two fellow guests — gentlemen I shall merely call Mr Smith and Mr Jones since they are likely to be still remembered in certain circles . |
| 3 | ‘ In the post-war years ’ , wrote Randolph 's son , ‘ Randolph remained for ever in debt because of his determination to live in the grand style to which he had allowed himself to become accustomed . ’ |
| 4 | He had indeed allowed himself to become too dependent on her , and he had paid the price of it . |
| 5 | In this sense it is an addictive illness although , unlike other addictions such as drug taking , the sufferer is not to be blamed for having allowed herself to become addicted . |
| 6 | She should never have allowed herself to become emotionally involved with a man who so patently distrusted her . |
| 7 | Now that she had met Silas Wilder , Lucy realised it would not be easy to persuade him to visit his stepmother , and once again she wondered why she had been stupid enough to have allowed herself to become involved in this situation . |
| 8 | She stared at him , then suddenly felt foolish as she realised how uptight she 'd allowed herself to become . |
| 9 | There can be little doubt that if the Prussians and Germans had not attempted to force them to become Germans , then in time the Pomeranian Poles and probably the majority of Prussian Poles would have allowed themselves to become Germanised . |
| 10 | Work out why you have allowed yourself to become so bombarded and overloaded and analyse it , ask yourself what assails you . |
| 11 | I 've allowed myself to become emotionally involved . |