Example sentences of "allowed himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles … allowed himself for the sake of a few thousand pounds to be regarded as a greedy and litigious landlord rather than as a just ruler or as a national king . |
| 2 | Matisse and all the others saw the twentieth century with their eyes but they saw the reality of the nineteenth century , Picasso was the only one in painting who saw the twentieth century with his eyes and saw its reality and consequently his struggle was terrifying , terrifying for himself and for the others , because he had nothing to help him , the past did not help him , nor the present , he had to do it all alone and , in spite of much strength he is often very weak , he consoled himself and allowed himself to be seduced by other things which led him more or less astray . |
| 3 | With less alacrity he allowed himself to be guided across the other lane of the avenue , on to the safety of the pavement , and to an oddly impressive square , framed by the Catholic Cathedral , the Opera House , and the old Royal Library . |
| 4 | He watched their departure through a spreading mist , and when the last car had gone and the avenue was silent except for the long sigh of grass , he allowed himself to be taken back to his room . |
| 5 | He laid aside his paper and allowed himself to be lulled into a rhythmical vacuity by the swaying of the ambulance . |
| 6 | Last season a referee allowed himself to be wired up for a League match at The Den to record some of the things he had to put up with from players . |
| 7 | It was as if poets owed an explanation to the audience for being what they were , to bring creatures apart down to the level of ordinary folks ; as if the poet might be indulged his little failings and eccentricities as long as he allowed himself to be democratically mauled in public by thoughtless questioners or — even worse , much worse — by fellow-poets or by those who had poetic pretensions and who found in ‘ question time ’ an opportunity to assuage their jealousy or seek revenge for their own incompetence and mediocrity . |
| 8 | In 437 one of the last pagan aristocrats allowed himself to be converted on his deathbed by his conspicuously pious niece , perhaps from fear of less gentle pressure from the emperor . |
| 9 | In his anxiety he often allowed himself to be beaten down in price . |
| 10 | Cotton allowed himself to be mollified . |
| 11 | At his most impressionable , Nicholas allowed himself to be talked into publicity stunts that horribly backfired . |
| 12 | Martin allowed himself to be magnanimous . |
| 13 | Edouard shrugged , and allowed himself to be drawn along the street towards the Place de la Révolution . |
| 14 | Jenkins allowed himself to be convinced that ‘ some battle had to be fought ’ . |
| 15 | Linguistically , the text presented no challenge , as he allowed himself to be guided by the two translations already in use in the Anglican liturgy , those of the Book of Common prayer psalter , and the Authorised Version of the Bible . |
| 16 | But the men liked the giants ' tricks : one used to swallow and then regurgitate long arrows , as in a circus ; and another , who allowed himself to be called Juan and learned some biblical phrases , caught and ate all the rats and mice on board , to the entertainment of the men and the pleasure of the cook . |
| 17 | Like a trapped animal being crooned out of its last redoubt , Harry , his mind all but blank with the terrible force of an unnameable fear , allowed himself to be coaxed out of the bathroom and into the small hall . |
| 18 | Harry nodded and allowed himself to be led up into Long Acre . |
| 19 | Unable to impose himself , Clarence allowed himself to be bought off before returning home through Bordeaux , plundering on the way . |
| 20 | There was a gradual movement towards the door and Patrick allowed himself to be carried with it . |
| 21 | Joseph Chamberlain retained his preference for independence but allowed himself to be overruled by Austen and by the overwhelming wishes of the Liberal Unionist Council to merge . |
| 22 | He allowed himself to be hustled into the background of affairs by men with narrower views and nearer objectives . " |
| 23 | What machinations might not his rivals — other MPs and would-be MPs in his constituency — engage in behind his back if he allowed himself to be so absorbed in parliamentary affairs as to be negligent in the continuous wooing of his voters ? |
| 24 | El-ahrairah allowed himself to be persuaded and the soldiers took him to the king . |
| 25 | But the priest allowed himself to be seated and to have a glass of wine poured for him . |
| 26 | Piper allowed himself to be threaded back into his jacket . |
| 27 | She would be seated in front of his desk before he allowed himself to be near her ; then he would lean against the same side of the desk as she . |
| 28 | Afraid and thrown in turmoil he allowed himself to be drawn away , but he could not push that lovely face from his thoughts . |
| 29 | He allowed himself to be driven towards one wall by a new series of attacks , then kicked , rolled , and dived forward under Alexei 's guard . |
| 30 | The man stared at us doubtfully , then gave in and allowed himself to be led to our table . |