Example sentences of "for him [prep] be able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice that for him to be able to say this he does not have to have observed his own behaviour . |
| 2 | Where the landlord has redevelopment plans for the property in question , the term of the lease should be short enough for him to be able to recover possession in time to redevelop . |
| 3 | A middle peasant is somebody who is more or less entirely self sufficient , he does n't hire any labour but nor does he have to work for anybody else , his plot is big enough for him to be able to support himself and his family . |
| 4 | In his social criticism Eliot assumes an idea of England which never existed and proposes an England which could not exist : in the same way , his own vision of the world was too singular for him to be able to invest his social dramas with the emblematic or representative significance to which he aspired . |
| 5 | Nuri was one of Egypt 's great landowners and the Khedive considered there was sufficient identity of interest between them for him to be able to use Nuri 's services without fear . |
| 6 | WHEN a man applies to come to the United Kingdom to marry a woman settled here , it is not necessary for him to be able to state specifically whether he intends to settle in this country forever or whether he wishes to marry and return to his own country . |
| 7 | Patrick will join us in the organization , but for him to be able to work effectively , he will need to be able to move around freely . " |
| 8 | Another objective might be to help dissipate a patient 's emotions sufficiently for him to be able to contemplate constructive approaches to tackling his problems . |
| 9 | It was Friday and there would be enough people in Woolworth 's for him to be able to pinch a handful of sweets from the counter if he wanted to . |