Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lexicological units must not only be delimited paradigmatically , that is , within a constant syntactic frame : we want also to be able to say of two occurrences of a lexical form in different syntactic environments whether they are occurrences of the same lexical unit , or two different units . |
| 2 | I 've got the word count from each one I 'll be able to sort of tot up and tell you when to stop collecting from that area . |
| 3 | so she said while you 've been doing that she said she 's been sort of gassing to anybody you know , so she said it 's been mentioned by management and they said oh well she 'll be able to sort of hovering while she stood there you know , time , time to natter she could be erm , got time to do that . |
| 4 | So perhaps if people were aware of some of the places where wasps can go within their home , they might be able to sort of take those conscious That was n't actually what I had |
| 5 | ‘ It 's my own fault because I gave the main character the same birthday as me , so I 'd know how much he would be able to remember of his past . |
| 6 | And for e for emplo for employment officers you would have induction , you would have interviewing skills , and you would say you know , we would also we 'd be able to see of the training records , what interviewing courses |
| 7 | ‘ I am one of those people ’ , he has said in the past , ’ who must take exercise not only to be able to give of my best , but just to survive — I mean , I ca n't function without it . |
| 8 | When , for example , Myra played disappointingly in the Scottish Girls ' after having made so big an impact at the Scottish Championship at Lossiemouth , he had to take her on one side and explain that she was far too exhausted , physically , to be able to give of her best : " I told her that she had to learn to pace herself and decide which tournaments she felt to be important . " |
| 9 | From the Books which I have sent , you will be able to judge of his hand-writing and perhaps also of his progress in arithmetic . |
| 10 | If so , whether you work for the buyer or the seller , you will be able to complain of unfair dismissal , subject to the normal eligibility rule outlined in Chapter 20 . |
| 11 | If you are not told of the risk that you run , you might be able to complain of an unfair dismissal if you are sacked following a recurrence of the same conduct . |
| 12 | Tilly and Alice , she knew , would be able to speak of it ; already , below stairs , the events were becoming narrative , being talked into a kind of submission . |
| 13 | It is a matter of judgement whether Canada , Australia and Japan should be able to dispose of their own PCBs . |
| 14 | The Trust will be able to dispose of its assets as it thinks appropriate . |
| 15 | Although the Department of the Environment has said that other developed countries in Europe , including Italy , should be able to dispose of their own waste , the consignments are being dealt with by the municipal toxic waste department in Manchester . |
| 16 | Under the joint venture between the British Agrochemicals Association and the UK Agricultural Supply Trade Association , farmers will be able to dispose of chemicals at the rate of £20 for disposal of the first 5kg and £2.90 for each kilogram thereafter . |
| 17 | This is because the Inland Revenue could then argue that Target did not beneficially own the trade at completion of Newco 's acquisition of Target , so as to be able to dispose of it to Newco and fulfil the conditions of s343 . |
| 18 | That means we are looking at having to dispose of around two and a half million tons of wet sewage every year by the end of the century , and the law says that we will not be able to dispose of it at sea . ’ |
| 19 | Councillor Ronnie Round , chairman of economic development and planning said : ‘ We will be able to dispose of the land at the Lathom Wing and thus finance improvements for the school with no extra cost to the school or the council . ’ |
| 20 | For some things you may find it difficult to see how to improve on them or you will not be able to think of suitable substitutes . |
| 21 | You might be able to think of crimes that are not generally regarded as deviant — crime committed in self-defence , for example . |
| 22 | They must , for example , be able to think of themselves as ‘ the sort of person who does have incestuous sexual desires ’ , is prepared to avow them as ‘ part ’ of the self , and ceases to be so threatened by them . |
| 23 | I have just indicated one way in which criticism centred on the theory dependence of observation can be to some extent evaded by the inductivists , and I am convinced that they will be able to think of further ingenious defences . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , stop it , or I 'll tie you to the bedposts with silk ribbons and do wicked things to you , so you wo n't be able to think of anything else . ’ |
| 25 | His face was devoid of any warmth or humour ; there was no residue of the merry encounter with Mrs Files only seconds before ( I would never be able to think of her as Margaret ) . |
| 26 | I wanted it to be over , to return to the innocence and freedom of life before the kidnap , for John to be safe , for us all to know some kind of certainty instead of this constant doubt and anxiety , to be able to think of the future again . |
| 27 | As she slowly regained strength , Julia began to be able to think of things beyond her own physical state , and whenever David came to see her she urged him to tell her what had been happening at the trial . |
| 28 | How else would I be able to think of states of affairs that are merely possible ? |
| 29 | I might even be able to think of a n interesting way to make a larger profit that I would by tamely handing or over the Fraxillians . |
| 30 | Okay so does everyone , think they 'll gon na be able to think of something over the weekend ? |