Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both arms plunged down into the water , but she was able to steady herself by pressing her hands on the stony bed . |
| 2 | 'You tell me this in order to comfort me and make me able to betray you without rending my own heart . |
| 3 | She had denied everything , but , as Lori must have known , she had n't been able to save herself by denouncing her cousin . |
| 4 | Trow ( 1974 , p. 6.3 ) has distinguished between elite and mass systems of higher education and argues that ‘ Countries that develop a system of elite higher education in modern times seem able to expand it without changing its character in fundamental ways until it is providing places for about 15% of the age grade . ’ |
| 5 | She had n't been able to prevent herself from burying her face in the soft wool — and almost groaning out loud in agony as she 'd inhaled the strongly male , musky scent of his cologne . |
| 6 | To a great extent eyes are able to take over the function of keeping us upright because we are able to orientate ourselves by seeing our own position in relation to the world around . |