They got/received 'permission' from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her 'permission' to go home early.
He asked (for) my 'permission' to paint his room.
(..) Harry! Harry! Let me get this straight, Professor... You're actually giving us permission to do this? That is correct, Longbottom. To blow it up! Boom! Boom! Wicked! (..)2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2