The cooks, one for every 12 prisoners, were paid a small allowance by the British government.

He lived on a small allowance given to him with his two queens by the British Government.

"We could perhaps have a small allowance of liquor, Henry."

For months after that I regularly sent part of my small allowance to support his ministry.

We'd been given small allowances, but I held onto mine meaningfully.

I know very well that she can live on a small allowance, but I am not so sure about myself.

The time had come when even the small allowance I received from borrowed capital must cease.

Most of the others provide only transportation, housing and a small per diem allowance.

The two others said to him, 'You just stay at home, you'll never get on much with your small allowance of brains.'

The West was filled with such men, who usually survived on a small allowance from their families.