Example sentences of "[pron] be able go " in BNC.
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| 1 | The candidate whose immediate queries are along the lines of , ‘ When will I get my first pay rise ? ’ , or ‘ Will I be able to go on holiday in July ? ’ will probably not be putting the job first and certainly lacks the good sense and tact to make it appear to be the priority . |
| 2 | I was able to go to see her in hospital . |
| 3 | Before and after his marriage , Nicholson could date happily without fear of a single solitary piece of salacious writing in any newspaper or magazine — ‘ complete anonymity in social exchange ’ was the way he described his situation — or , as a further succinct explanation , ‘ I was able to go around picking up stray pussy . ’ |
| 4 | But your Report that it was a gas-lid — I was able to go ahead with it and I got compensation . ’ |
| 5 | I was able to go home for Christmas with my new friends . |
| 6 | I was able to go to Westminster for fairly regular lectures and we added anthropology to our social psychology studies . |
| 7 | The lucky part for me was that I was able to go from school and do what I wanted to do . |
| 8 | Fortunately I was able to go to a rehabilitation and assessment centre for two weeks . |
| 9 | And er I 'd got a key to get in from the works into the office once I was inside , but that was access to the works you know and er I er I en I enjoyed it more or less and I must say the firm , to some extent , looked up to me and I 'd only got to have a damned machine stop , where the girls was working on this machine , and the bobbin shop and all that sort of thing , and I was able to go look er , down and say look here I want this . |
| 10 | The mill was quite close to home so in the lunch hour I was able to go home to see to my mother who was ill at the time . ’ |
| 11 | ’ And then mercifully he lost interest and fell asleep and I was able to go back to my researches in the library . |
| 12 | So then I was able to go back to the library . ’ |
| 13 | Ever since I was able to go into Porteneil alone and check things up in the library my father has had to be pretty straight with me , but when I was younger he used to fool me time after time , answering my honest if naive questions with utter rubbish . |
| 14 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 15 | And I was able to go and shop without everybody else helping . |
| 16 | a huge island in the middle , and erm went all the way round , and anyway I , I made a path out of flints from , taken from all the mud , and worked my way round , and then started to plant things , and a hawthorn hedge , bushes and shrubs , and erm my son gave me a boat and I was able to go across to the island . |
| 17 | And I was able to go and talk to her in Washington , and , and really feel that history was coming alive . |
| 18 | think there has to be a er family planning centres have to more on the street , I think family planning clinics have got the people there who are able to go out on the street . |
| 19 | Such symptoms are far less likely to trouble you if you gradually reduce your intake until you are able to go without the substances altogether . |
| 20 | This is a good game to play if you are able to go outside . |
| 21 | I 'm wondering if I should ring them actually , from unit , and ask them if tell them what 's happening and will she be able to go on Income Support if she does give it up ? |
| 22 | NOW that the World Cup is over and we are back to the league games again , I think that all rugby supporters who were able to go to the matches or to watch it on television must admit that rugby was the winner . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't suppose you were able to go for a run this morning in this weather ? ’ |
| 24 | She need not send in her own pension book , but should have it with her if she is able to go with you to the Social Security Office . |
| 25 | She felt depressed and frightened by the time the shop closed and she was able to go home . |
| 26 | Most of us believe that accidents always happen to someone else , which I suppose is how we are able to go about our everyday lives . |
| 27 | What his solicitor is asking is whether we 're able to go ahead . |
| 28 | ‘ As long as we 're able to go to the cemetery we will keep an eye on Brian 's grave . ’ |
| 29 | Once we become aware of what we are doing , will we be able to go on being wasteful with our precious resources ? |
| 30 | Erm I had a phone call just before I came out , area area party , so this 'll come It 's about actually in the ward which we narrowly missed getting last time just by erm not even a very strong The by election is on September twenty third and we want leafleters this weekend , so if anybody is able to go on leafleting , which is right between It 's er I 've got the phone number for Forgot the surname but she works with Bob , so if you ring up and say this Is that Linda who works with Bob . |