Example sentences of "[adj] to [be] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She guessed he found it intriguing to be able to talk about his consuming interest in the sport with a girl who not only knew what he was talking about , but could actually offer opinions that were interesting . |
| 2 | And I like erm erm knitting and crocheting and I like cycling and I like running and erm I like walking and erm I was very fortunate to be able to go to Nepal the other week . |
| 3 | This year , once again , Mace is fortunate to be able to call on the services of Richard Lewis , National Director of Training at the Lawn Tennis Association , who will oversee the 12 selected tennis enthusiasts on the courts of Eton school , where the youngsters will reside during the week of 19th–25th July . |
| 4 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |
| 5 | If Zapp believes that writing about literature has nothing to do with liking it , Swallow likes it all too much to be able to write about it : |
| 6 | She looked at him with a derision of her own , delighted to be able to go into battle , and she was just standing to leave when there was a noise in another room of the suite as if something had fallen over . |
| 7 | Peter Rosie , Wimpey Plant & Transport manager says : ‘ We are delighted to be able to help in this important education liaison project . |
| 8 | I am glad to be able to participate in this debate . |
| 9 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 10 | Accordingly I was glad to be able to write to her formally on 10 October : |
| 11 | SGML is supposed to be able to do for document-based information what SQL did for proprietary databases . |
| 12 | a fiery fellow ( the salamander was popularly supposed to be able to live in fire ) ; also , a circular iron plate which is heated and placed over a pudding or other dish to brown it ( OED ) . |
| 13 | The hind was supposed to be able to cope with all tasks on the farm ; but an ambitious worker might endeavour to become an indispensable expert . |
| 14 | ‘ Chiggers are not supposed to be able to breed on human protein , but a year after the itching began again on my ankles , though not as bad as before . ’ |
| 15 | You must think yourselves lucky to be able to go to Thrush Green as often as you do . ’ |
| 16 | I realised that I was lucky to be able to go to England and teach . |
| 17 | I was lucky to be able to go to school in Parma and not spend all my life in Fontanellato , which was the fate of many ; and on the whole my schooldays were enjoyable . |
| 18 | More field-dependent people are likely to be open to influence from those in a position of authority ( Bell , 1955 ) . |
| 19 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 20 | erm , and you 're not likely to be able to get into that line of work again |
| 21 | By the time you had let them out you would have domesticated deer who are no longer likely to be able to fend for and defend themselves as they previously did . |
| 22 | For some countries , like Greece , Portugal and Ireland , no doubt there will continue to be largesse to be gained from her , though for the time being even this is likely to be hard to come by , as Germany piles money into her eastern territory and focuses much of the rest of her financial attentions on her former Communist neighbours . |
| 23 | So , are we saying that it is somehow abnormal or freakish to be able to stick to a healthy regime and remain slim ? |
| 24 | It is good to be able to talk to somebody who has experienced the whole spectrum of drugs because then they know what the hell you 're talking about , y'know . |
| 25 | It was grand to be able to talk with you again with . |
| 26 | It 's useful to be able to see beyond other people 's use of overt status , and to remember that the rank difference only applies at work . |
| 27 | It is useful to be able to add to these notes as you use the material so that others can benefit from your experience of using it . |
| 28 | But I consider myself perfectly competent to be able to go to court , make applications for remand , make pleas of mitigation where there 's a guilty plea and also conduct a case in such a way as to be able to pass it over to someone else in the practice . |
| 29 | We had two stands this year — a first for — and it was great to be able to rely on the Essex Dog Display Team to man our second stand . |
| 30 | It 's really great to be able to play with your icon , your main cat . |