Example sentences of "not [be] allow [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want all sports bodies to discuss the situation , but Verwoerd will not be allowed to rule this nation from the grave ’ — NELSON MANDELA on the singing of Boer national anthem Die Stem at Ellis Park before the Test against New Zealand . |
| 2 | Hopes for alternative provision must not be allowed to stifle any change or improvement within existing hospitals . |
| 3 | This year the Chancellor has been insisting that the pound can not be allowed to go any lower , because of the dangers of inflation ; and he has allowed the Bank of England to give a strong endorsement of his argument . |
| 4 | it would be sacrilege if he gets the vacant No 4 shirt , they may not be allowed to do that anyway . |
| 5 | A new bishop who is appointed to a diocese after the Canon has become law will not be allowed to make this declaration . |
| 6 | The somewhat stormy dynastic history of Northumbria should not be allowed to obscure this important aspect of the history of the northern Angles . |
| 7 | Similarly , the principle of the Law of Jubilee was that the rich should not be allowed to accumulate all property rights . |
| 8 | A strong , vocal group argued that Raybestos should not be allowed to emit any asbestos dust from the factory , and called for the use of a safe alternative in the factory process . |
| 9 | The brouhaha of recent days over the behaviour of Lonrho , and the Observer newspaper which it owns , should not be allowed to cloud this issue . |