Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 2 | Will you be able to come out for a drink on New Year 's Eve , next Tuesday evening ? ’ |
| 3 | Had they been able to put down for a minute our in-depth features on Geraldo , Victor Sylvester and some accordions , they might have seen something half-decent on the box . |
| 4 | So , but we were able to stay there for a time . |
| 5 | With Boz out of the caravan I was able to get away for a while . |
| 6 | On his visit to London we were able to get together for a bit of a jam and a chat about some of the parts he played on the ‘ new ’ album … |
| 7 | She 's dead , only she 'll be able to move around for a bit longer . |