Example sentences of "[be] allowed time " in BNC.

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1 ’ … and a cyclist must be allowed time to free himself from … ’
2 Since a servant 's whole time belonged to the master or mistress , the housekeeper had a legal right to make this sort of demand , though various writers had asserted the need for servants to be allowed time to read and develop intellectually .
3 The client who presents a single problem will be allowed time to explore several ; the client who appears with a threatened electricity disconnection will be given time to expose other debts ; CAB workers are more aware of the place of industrial tribunals , of medical appeals and of welfare rights case law .
4 A second reason , expressed by small businessmen , market women and clergymen , is the feeling that the economic growth and stability enjoyed during the seven years of Mr Museveni 's presidency should be allowed time to bear fruit , before the country is divided along party lines .
5 In your professional work after you have qualified , you will rarely be allowed time to do everything twice and so you had better learn now .
6 But as I say as paying the er r I , I 've seen them when I 'm going round the site er I got an option from the firm , I 'd be allowed time off my work , my actual work on the , on the , on the site , to go round and collect their unions dues .
7 As a single mother with two children , he said , she should be allowed time to find alternative accomodation .
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