Example sentences of "allowed [to-vb] [subord] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in Bottomley v Ambler ( 1878 ) 38 LT 545 an arbitration award was allowed to stand although the principle had not been followed . |
| 2 | The trains were not allowed to pass until the East German authorities were certain that they could prevent such attempts . |
| 3 | She was given a clean theatre gown and was then allowed to rest until the theatre porter arrived to collect her . |
| 4 | Larger holes should be filled with decorator 's filler paste ( such as Polyfilla ) , which is allowed to harden before the face is rubbed down . |
| 5 | He was allowed to die after the Law Lords confirmed a High Court ruling that doctors could cease feeding him . |
| 6 | He was allowed to die after the Law Lords confirmed an English High Court ruling that doctors could cease feeding him . |
| 7 | In the event the idea was allowed to drop because the Emperor realized it would strain relations with Britain . |
| 8 | Often their own need for a change is equally strong too , and if the arrangement is made through a social worker from the local authority social services department in whom they have confidence , they go with no fear of not being allowed to return when the holiday period is over . |