Example sentences of "be allowed [to-vb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then there 's this big thing about artistic separation ; you 're allowed to sing about these things in a completely gratuitous manner because you 're a singer in a group and you can just stand back from it . |
| 2 | Erm and the hill er farmers who graze their sheep up there there are very strict regulations about the amount of radioactivity that you 're allowed to have in any meat and in , in , in sheep it 's erm er er about ten thousand units er per kilogramme . |
| 3 | Over this pleasant period you 'll come up trumps in whatever you tackle , especially when you 're allowed to compete in those events which test your endurance or intelligence . |
| 4 | In March 1991 , although Aquino confirmed that Imelda Marcos continued to be banned from the country , she suggested that she would be allowed to return at some point in order to face corruption charges . |
| 5 | At the end of the war OSS naturally expected it would be allowed to continue in some peacetime role but the FBI , which was jealous of the way OSS had taken over its role of supplying the president with foreign intelligence , pressured President Truman into terminating OSS 's activities , which he did in 1945 . |
| 6 | In an interview with the Financial Times of Oct. 29 , the Prime Minister , Mian Nawaz Sharif , denied that this apparent reversal would confuse investors , and confirmed also that foreign groups would be allowed to bid for all banks and institutions . |
| 7 | In Miami the immigration inspector announced that the St Louis would not be allowed to dock in any US port . |
| 8 | But the prosecution said conditions on the farms were horrific and appalling and no animal should be allowed to exist in such conditions . |
| 9 | The people of Birmingham ought to be allowed to vote on this all-important issue . |
| 10 | So who should be allowed to vote in this election ? |
| 11 | We are greatly honoured to be allowed to participate in this celebration . |
| 12 | Also , the fresh tap water should be allowed to stand for some time before being offered to the cat , to allow the chemicals to dissipate . |
| 13 | Customs officers from each country would be allowed to travel to either country in pursuit of suspected traffickers . |
| 14 | Forty of LWT 's managers will be allowed to subscribe for these at a price equal to LWT 's share price today , minus 130p . |
| 15 | While there is no penalty stated for breach of the rule , it can be assumed that parties will not be allowed to found on any document not mentioned in the list as produced . |
| 16 | Two foreign players are allowed to play for each team and many English international masters and grandmasters go to Germany to play several times a year . |
| 17 | The beatings happened within three hours of the men arriving at the prison on Saturday , during a recreational period when prisoners are allowed to mix with each other . |
| 18 | Amateurs are allowed to compete in these events , too , and while I was trying hard to push for more birdies , the amateurs would be content with 2 or 3-under-par . |
| 19 | Previously , Bulgarian citizens had been allowed to own at most one apartment , a country home and a garage , and they had been allowed to sell their property only at fixed prices through the local state authorities . |
| 20 | On a few previous late evening occasions Sherman had been allowed to go to this area and view the gorillas , an event which both scared and thrilled him . |
| 21 | On the other hand , if Lewis had been allowed to live in this way , though we might have had a few more mighty works of literary history from his pen , it is doubtful whether he would have written the works for which he is more popular . |
| 22 | Was it perhaps since Sir John Merchiston 's death that things had been allowed to slide to this pass ? |
| 23 | Quite clearly , to the shame of local and central government , the homelessness crisis has been allowed to get to such a level that I would describe it as a national disgrace . ’ |
| 24 | How did you tell a man who had just expressed his undying love for you and his need to remain in your arms for ever and ever that he was separated from you by a distance of fifty years , and that only by some perverse and cruel trick of time had you been allowed to meet at all ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In 1854 , appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts . |
| 27 | They were allowed to speak to each other in low voices but never to interrupt an adult . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It is an essential part of grieving that they be allowed to fall at some point , without restraint , if the healing process is to start . |
| 30 | If the muscularis propria escapes extensive damage , we assume that the impaired bowel propulsion is allowed to recover to some extent . |