Sentence examples for were allowing to from inspiring English sources

During my illness, I was far too wrapped up in my own world of starvation to notice what was going on around me, but through recovery, I became aware that 'normal' people seemed increasingly worried about what they were allowing to pass their lips.

Mr. Jones, 55, a former Marine who is also the United States attorney in Minnesota, has led the beleaguered agency since August 2011, when he was appointed by the administration to take over in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the bungled gun trafficking investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious, in which agents lost track of firearms they were allowing to pass into Mexico.

Men were allowed to be cocky.

Eventually, residents were allowed to return.

(No reporters were allowed to attend).

People were allowed to laugh at it.

All were allowed to compete as women.

The drivers were allowed to live.

They were allowed to warm up naturally.

They were allowed to air grievances.

Instead they were allowed to die "beautifully".