Jander allowed his guard to relax slightly.

Schwangyu, sensing some of this, allowed her guard to drop slightly.

But his opponent did not allow his guard to be broken.

The immobile Shon'sen controlled himself with inhu- man patience, allowing the horseman time to make himself comfortable and lower his guard.

He had rebuffed her, allowing his guard to slip so that his honest feelings showed clearly on his face.

This review was very positive, but Mack added a note of caution about not allowing their guard down.

Grudgingly they gave way to us, to allow the Prince's guard to clamber up the ladders onto the docks and form up to escort Dutiful to his welcome.

Did he foul Hubert Davis, to allow the Knicks' guard to go to the free-throw line with 2.1 seconds remaining and the Bulls up by a point, 86-85?

She could not afford to allow her guard to slip.

That alone should have warned him that he'd allowed his guard to slip dangerously.