Example sentences of "be allowed [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In all these musics , we 're allowed to thrill to the experience of super-masculinity .
2 That 's why I 'm allowed to swim in the secret pool — a reward because her mother made me responsible for Aleena whenever she 's on the Mantela . ’
3 Under Clifford , Palmer bided his time , keeping to himself his misgivings about the governor 's achievements in centralization , and exerting himself openly only to oppose Clifford 's proposal that lawyers should be allowed to plead in the provincial courts , thereby unacceptably diluting what had been under Lugard the Resident 's almost unrestricted jurisdiction over them .
4 President Snegur stated that Russian officers living in the Dnestr region would be allowed to serve in the Moldovan national armed forces , and that units of these armed forces would be stationed in eastern Moldova ( i.e. the Dnestr republic ) .
5 The unimpressiveness of some of Gandhi 's arguments in favour of ahi sā , however , should not be allowed to detract from the strength of other arguments , or cause us to lose sight of his basic position .
6 In 1986 there was a major debate about whether Westland Helicopters should be allowed to merge with the US helicopter giant Sikorsky , or whether it should be forced into a European partnership .
7 Mrs Woods , of Bridlington , refused to send Tommy back to school until she was guaranteed he would be allowed to sit with the other children .
8 According to The Times of June 24 ministers also disagreed on whether the Soviet Union should be allowed to borrow from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) in excess of its borrowing limit of 6 per cent — the same as its shareholding in the bank .
9 Will he explain why the perpetrator of the offence is to be allowed to return to the base where Mrs. X 's husband is stationed and where she lives ?
10 Moreover , people who had migrated to towns would be allowed to return to the countryside and receive plots upon joining co-operatives , while local residents who were not farmers would be allowed plots of 2,500 square metres provided that they paid a tax and undertook to put the land to cultivation .
11 In the event that the outbound flight is not used the person concerned will not be allowed to return on the inbound charter flight .
12 Much of the same inspiration could be seen in the army uniform , although soldiers will be allowed to choose between the kepi and a beret .
13 There they form the sole basis of the electoral system , and it is therefore indispensable that voters should be allowed to choose between the candidates they include .
14 Something so terrible that it must remain deeply buried , it must never be allowed to emerge into the light …
15 So far , I have managed to restrain myself from putting pen to paper to put a balance to the view emanating from the media and their very well-paid political hacks that Tom Clarke can not be allowed to continue as the parliamentary leader of the Scottish Labour Party in Parliament .
16 There is , of course , a minimum number of modules that must be passed each year for any student to be allowed to continue on the Course .
17 There would be no " blanket de-collectivization " , and profitable collective and state farms would be allowed to continue in the context of equal opportunities being given to all forms of farm ownership .
18 Only large practices would be allowed to opt for the scheme .
19 Meanwhile , in a little-known episode of the Community 's history , Greenland in 1984 , following unanimous agreement among the Member States , became the only state to be allowed to withdraw from the EEC ; in doing so , it reduced the EEC 's land surface area by half .
20 Furious Geet FM bosses have organised huge public meetings and demonstrations calling for it to be allowed to remain on the air .
21 Mr. McAllion : The period of between six and 16 months during which employees will be allowed to remain in the TOPS is to enable trade union representatives and the new employers to negotiate new pension arrangements .
22 Those who had been in Italy before the end of 1989 and who registered within an appointed time limit were to be allowed to remain in the country and would be granted rights to medical care , schooling and equality of opportunity in relation to employment .
23 The French President , François Mitterrand , confirmed on Oct. 15 that Aoun had been granted political asylum as a " question of honour " and that he would be allowed to remain in the embassy indefinitely .
24 He said that no one should be allowed to rule in the name of religion , and warned that such groups would be " liquidated " .
25 There may be a good relationship between management and employees in most companies , but if people are not prepared to go down the road together they will not be allowed to go down the road at all .
26 He was to be allowed to go to the cinema with her .
27 Whether local government would be allowed to go through the same process is difficult to say .
28 With economic vision so blinkered it was to be expected that the economy would be allowed to drift with the market situation and without significant and positive government direction .
29 Despite Gorbachev 's assurances to two Armenian emissaries that a ‘ just solution ’ would be found , the Supreme Soviet Presidium warned on 23 March that ‘ self-proclaimed groups ’ ( a reference to the Karabakh Committee , a group of Armenian activists whose activities were made illegal ) could not be allowed to call for the redrawing of state and administrative boundaries , and Pravda made clear that the transfer of .
30 ROBERT Maxwell 's widow may be allowed to live in the family mansion at Oxford until the turn of the century , it was revealed yesterday .
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