Example sentences of "[conj] allow himself a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim Bob , thousands of miles from home , still nurturing that Fagin-style goatee , sits backstage at Boston 's Paradise Club and allows himself a crooked smirk . |
| 2 | He slammed the phone down and allowed himself a small smile . |
| 3 | The second time I 've sat like this , he thought , and allowed himself a wry smile . |
| 4 | He upended each of them in turn and allowed himself a grim little smile of satisfaction when a squirming scorpion tumbled from one of them . |
| 5 | When he came out , he thought , he would sit in the driver 's seat and allow himself a daydream . |
| 6 | He told students at Edinburgh University that no changes were planned but allowed himself a get-out clause by stressing that he would not be tied to any position until the Government 's conclusions on the industry had been agreed . |