Example sentences of "would be able [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I 'd always imagined that one day I 'd be able to turn to the guy beside me at the Giants Stadium and say ‘ That 's my kid playing down there ’ .
2 No you ca n't , because otherwise you 'd be able to call through the operator .
3 And for e for emplo for employment officers you would have induction , you would have interviewing skills , and you would say you know , we would also we 'd be able to see of the training records , what interviewing courses
4 I 'd be able to get on the horse but I 'd be ruled out of the Olympics because betablockers are banned .
5 as Patrick used to say you 'd be able to poo through the eye of a needle
6 Still , at least this way she 'd be able to escape into the house to find a robe .
7 Perhaps then she would be able to cope with the walk back .
8 The shop assistant there told me they would be able to take on the order for nothing .
9 ‘ In the nature of things most respondents applications for discovery in aid of restraint orders would be able to rely upon the privilege against self-incrimination and the fact that Parliament has made no special provision in this regard suggests that , in that context , restrictions upon the use which can be made of the information were accepted as being effective .
10 No party would be able to shelter behind the barriers inevitably created by the divided profession .
11 Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location .
12 She looked upwards , trying to visualize how the Lift would be able to move past the point where they connected to the Bridge .
13 If she could find somewhere dry , she would be able to go on the offensive .
14 Mr Hutchinson , who said wallabies would be able to live in the wild in Britain on their diet of grass and fruit , appealed to anyone seeing Wally to call him on 0207521133 .
15 The problem , in short , was to find a system where the landowner could continue to create all the beneficial interests he wished in favour of members of the family , and , at the same time , would be able to deal with the land , by sale , long lease , or mortgage , as if he were a sole owner .
16 Nowadays , with a far more sophisticated outlook on life , Laura hoped that she would be able to deal with the indomitable woman in a calm and reasoned manner .
17 During the previous debate , it was said that trains would be able to proceed from the north-west , with a bit of dodging about in Hampstead , to King 's Cross .
18 Gould knew , long before he ever decided to set sail , that the province of Australia had fallen miraculously into his lap , and that he would be able to publish from the ‘ rich ornithological productions ’ of this country a series of works which were beyond challenge .
19 Armed with illustrations , specifications and his own ideas about his target market , plus knowledge of any built-in prejudices he had about the kind of media he preferred — TV , newspapers , posters , et cetera — plus of course the size of the budget he was prepared to allocate , she would be able to report with the least possible delay to Sebastian Grantham .
20 He reasoned that , if he could establish a new , older identity with them , he would be able to shake off the persona of faded juvenile .
21 Perhaps they hoped that it would be able to hide in the fog .
22 But there was some question as to whether they would be able to stay on the ride because that depended on whether the outlaws knew where they were .
23 In this way , I hoped that most people would be able to share in the excitement and feeling of achievement in the remarkable progress that has been made in physics in the last twenty-five years .
24 The two firms are said to have indicated to NEFMA they would be able to work on the basis of Ferranti using a Telefunken-made data processor in its ECR-90 radar , he said .
25 The two firms are said to have indicated to NEFMA they would be able to work on the basis of Ferranti using a Telefunken-made data processor in its ECR-90 radar , he said .
26 It would be an exaggeration to say that every trade union member is now aware of the Commissioner , but it is probable that a disgruntled member 's first contact point would be able to pass on the relevant information .
27 Both men were dubious about how long someone would be able to endure in the winter , equally they could think of no alternative .
28 The Italian Transport Minister , Carlo Bernini , said on Sept. 19 that an agreement had been reached with the truck drivers ' union under which all drivers seeking transit permits would be able to cross until the end of the year .
29 Whether it would be able to survive in the new , more competitive , environment and obtain as much advertising revenue as it does now is far from clear .
30 Thankfully , the damage was minimal and she was able to return to barracks knowing that the Battalion Welfare Fund would be able to pay for the cost of the necessary repairs .
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