Example sentences of "[noun pl] allow [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the very act of reading on into the tale from the Miller 's Prologue we as readers allow ourselves to be manipulated into supposing ourselves somehow different from the readership of " " every gentil wight " " that is offered a warning and an invitation to : We know ourselves to be more complex beings . |
| 2 | But , asks NICK CAIN , can the World Cup organisers allow themselves to let South Africa 's intense love of the sport blind us to the fact that , unless political and economic stability are rapidly established , giving the tournament to a country in turmoil could have massive repercussions . |
| 3 | Because investment business is peripheral to their main activity ( and it is a condition of authorisation that it should not normally exceed 20% of total fee income ) , many firms allow themselves to remain woefully ignorant of the regulations and of how to apply them within their own practice . |
| 4 | The grey forms allow themselves to be read as clouds , through which stronger light is managing to penetrate . |
| 5 | Whites allow themselves to be psyched out . |
| 6 | Next time you open a book , stroke a cat or dog or lie between cool sheets allow yourself to become aware of the texture and the temperature of what you touch . |
| 7 | Every Easter , a number of brave Filipino men allow themselves to be crucified — with real nails driven through their palms — in an attestation of their faith . |
| 8 | Nearly 50% of all women allow themselves a once-a-year bet on the horses , according to a recent Gallup survey conducted for the UK 's largest bookmaker , Ladbrokes . |
| 9 | Statistics show that women allow themselves to be interrupted 50 per cent more often than men . |
| 10 | Such an event can take place only if ministers allow themselves to become seriously out of touch with the opinions of their supporters . |