Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [conj] [pers pn] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granted , if his deficit-reduction plan eventually gets through Congress relatively unscathed , he will be able to claim that he has done more good in an important area of policy than either of his predecessors . |
| 2 | The first was the assumption that a ‘ form of words ’ which did not amend the text of the Treaty would be sufficient for the Danish Government to be able to claim that it had satisfied the wishes of the people as expressed in the referendum . |
| 3 | But , on balance , the government seemed able to claim that it had turned the tide , albeit with the aid of £2 billions from North Sea oil to swing the balance into surplus . |
| 4 | If one were subsequently to receive a report that when the event occurred , the sun had set , one would be able to infer that it had taken place at exactly 12.00 midnight . |
| 5 | A romantic orphan , though , who was able to accept that he had caused his brother to suffer . |
| 6 | Despite appearing to be dumping on IBM Corp from a great height with its agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc — it points out users can move CICS off the mainframe and that mainframe upgrades can cost up to five times the price of an entire Sparccenter 2000 , Micro Focus Plc was yesterday also able to announce that it has won agreement with IBM for an expansion of their long-term relationship in MVS emulation products . |
| 7 | I was pleased to be able to announce that I had followed many of their therapies , but fearfully expressed my alarm and disappointment that having religiously performed my visualizations , cancer may have returned by the back door . |
| 8 | The mean ol' Gruzzles ca n't read and they do n't want any one else to be able to read so they have stolen all the words out of the books . |
| 9 | ‘ Tomorrow I wo n't be able to believe that I 've seen and touched you , Heathcliff ! ’ she cried , catching hold of his hands . |
| 10 | Whatever procedure for dismissal is established must be seen as fair and just , so that governing bodies are able to demonstrate that they have acted reasonably . |
| 11 | The governing body must be able to demonstrate that it has acted on reasonable grounds following reasonable investigations . |
| 12 | Of course , there had been the event with the woman and that blue box , but if Etienne concentrated hard enough , he found that he was able to think that he 'd imagined it . |
| 13 | At the end of our days let us be able to say that we have tasted life and found joy in it ; that our enthusiasm never waned but increased throughout life and that we regret nothing : |
| 14 | They would never be able to say that she had accepted their charity . |
| 15 | I have to carry my tetanus card so that if I was er injured and unconscious and not being able to say that I 've had the horse serum , the doctor thinking , Oh look look he 's got lots of soil in that cut , er give him a quick injection of the horse serum , that could actually be fatal . |
| 16 | She describes how women organized their time creating routines to give order to their days and set goals so as to be able to feel that they had achieved something with their labour . |
| 17 | You will be able to tell whether you have had a tenant when you open up the box next spring , and you may be able to hear the occupant enjoying the garden if you listen out after dark . |