Prudence wants to go to art college but her father doesn't permit.

Her father permitted it: he was amused and a little curious.

"I do not think your father would permit you to hunt such a dangerous animal."

"My mother and father will never permit that," Mikhail protested.

Eventually her father gave up and permitted her to live as she pleased.

"You know perfectly well that father has never permitted such a thing," insisted her brother, looking toward the colonel for support.

After being impressed by his son's performance, Swede's father permitted him to stay with the team.

Although my father had never permitted me to fire it, I knew how to use it.

He would make a fine leader did his father permit it.

My father would never permit his son to languish a prisoner!