Example sentences of "have [adv] [vb pp] [prep] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've obviously got to be able to speak to people at all levels , ’ said a supervisor of his field men . |
| 2 | The fact that the cold war lasted so much longer than the economic idyll meant that Americans never adjusted to the fact that , economically , their country had long ceased to be able to deliver the annual increase in prosperity they had come to consider a birthright . |
| 3 | I had thought it would be fun , but I had not expected to be able to rock 'n' roll by the end of the evening . |
| 4 | You 've also got to be able to get comfy and take a breather when you can or you 'd never last a race . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've also got to be able to express yourself well in writing — there are a lot of reports to compile . ’ |
| 6 | You 've really got to be able to play all the keys on the piano on this one . |
| 7 | I had n't expected to be able to speak to Alan before the end of the week , but at a quarter to five Sylvia de Groot telephoned to say that he was free now if I still wanted to see him . |