Example sentences of "she [modal v] be able [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may be able to work different hours for a period of time while her burden is shared by another member of the family or a neighbour . |
| 2 | ‘ Explain , ’ Miranda said sleepily , wondering if she 'd be able to stay awake until the end of the show . |
| 3 | By sheer political and economic weight , she would be able to exert sufficient influence on countries economically dependent on her to be sure of dominating majority voting , or by refusing to accept certain policies . |
| 4 | If their incomes are low — if , for example , a student nurse has a low income — there will be no difficulty ; she will be able to claim social security benefit , so there is no reason why she should be entitled to the exemption available to other students . |
| 5 | When African music is part of a meeting her staff speculate about how long she will be able to keep still . |
| 6 | It was then that I was struck by another passage in Mothers and Daughters : ‘ As the middle- aged daughter develops reasonable expectations of her ageing mother , she will be able to develop reasonable self-expectations in relation to her daughter . |