Example sentences of "[adj] to be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't believe I 'm doing this , she thought , but it felt wonderfully liberating to be able to discuss her private thoughts with someone who had no involvement in her personal life . |
| 2 | He was sufficiently well educated in Latin to be able to crack a Latin joke at the expense of a less learned Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 3 | We shall do our best , of course , to hold the Residency against them , but the chances are that we are now too few to be able to do so For this reason all the wounded , the ladies , and the children must be taken to the banqueting hall tonight , together with water , powder , cloth , and indeed every single object that might come to our assistance . |
| 4 | It 's alright for some to be able to buy private health care , and then the rest of us can have a diminishing and reducing National Health Service both in Nottinghamshire and throughout the rest of the country . |
| 5 | It was not badly damaged , and it was exciting to be able to start planning my journey back to England and my home . |
| 6 | It would be interesting to be able to weigh these against the costs of over 34000 blood tests , pretest information , and more sophisticated analysis and counselling in those in whom the result of the test was positive . |
| 7 | It would be interesting to be able to monitor educative efforts by Alcor etc. to see if moderation of attitudes ensues . |
| 8 | And , at the end of his busy career , he adds : ‘ It is rather interesting to be able to read The Times and The Northern Echo in the morning instead of at night . ’ |
| 9 | It is one thing to face a situation alone , quite another to be able to share a burden or the excitement . |
| 10 | If it becomes obvious during the base leg or final turn that you are far too high to be able to get down in the chosen field , it is often possible to make an S-turn to use up some of the height . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Charlotte was relieved to be able to say honestly , ‘ Actually , I 'm afraid you ca n't . ’ |
| 13 | Clare was relieved to be able to share Bryony 's anger . |
| 14 | It seemed amazing to be able to leave the house each time without feeling furtive , and irritable at being obliged to feel furtive . |
| 15 | With Ernest Morgan that made five and we were fortunate to be able to persuade a young Japanese student , on holiday from U.B.C. , to join our party as cook and housekeeper . |
| 16 | Edward was fortunate to be able to do only half his job and escape condemnation . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The Cornish are fortunate to be able to paint their regional discontents in the attractive colours of Celtic tradition , which makes them so much more visible , even though it leads some of them to reinvent a language not spoken for 200 years , and even though the only popular public tradition with genuine roots in the country is Wesleyan Methodism . |
| 20 | Yes , I c I was fortunate to be able to carry on at the same place . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I 've been very fortunate to be able to become part of your industry , to see part of your contribution to my patients for the great tomorrow . |
| 23 | 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 : |
| 24 | ‘ I would give much to be able to do so … to have a home . |
| 25 | With many aspects of flying , we need to have reached a certain stage or standard to be able to appreciate the problems , or to understand and take in the facts . |
| 26 | They were obviously delighted to be able to use Phoebe to prove their conviction that child stars burn out if they are not raised to be as dull as anyone else 's children . |
| 27 | ‘ I would be delighted to be able to tell you , ’ Mr Kinnock began . |
| 28 | Heseltine/Kinnock : Yes , well I would be delighted to be able to tell you . |
| 29 | HCI has negotiated special rates for single guests and selected Clubs throughout this brochure , and we are delighted to be able to pass this benefit on to you . |
| 30 | I am also delighted to be able to tell you that two of our branch members are hoping to train as much needed ante-natal teachers . |