Example sentences of "[prep] allow himself [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile the other lawyer was growing impatient with Bartocci for allowing himself to be imposed upon in this way by his pushy and unscrupulous colleague instead of attending to his utterly reasonable request for bail or a visitor 's pass or access to official files .
2 But instead of allowing himself to be weaned off the drug , he went ‘ cold turkey ’ .
3 The last and smallest darted back , self-importantly , to inscribe his name with care in the visitors ' book , which lay open on a table by the door , before allowing himself to be shepherded after his companions .
4 Aindow is further charged with conspiracy with others to pervert the course of justice by allowing himself to be struck in the leg in order to support a false story that he had been hit by the joyriders ' car .
5 He is further charged with conspiracy with others to pervert the course of justice by allowing himself to be struck in the leg in order to support a false story that he was hit by the stolen car .
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