Example sentences of "to be able do " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just want to be able to do what I like . ’ |
| 2 | I seem to be able to do the thing that she ca n't do ; that Pat ca n't do ; that the women she works with ca n't do : control my weight , my body , my self . |
| 3 | It has taken me quite a while to be able to do that . |
| 4 | In this predominantly part-time area only 47% of wives would have tackled an emergency themselves yet 74% indicated a desire to be able to do more on the farm . |
| 5 | Exceedingly self-reliant , each man seemed to be able to do his own thinking and to be purely democratic and independent in his ideas and purposes . |
| 6 | When I got there he was pleased to see me ; he seemed to expect us to be able to do something about his leg but of course we could n't . |
| 7 | When a heatwave occurs — unless we are fortunate enough to be able to do nothing but laze around — many people become increasingly bad-tempered . |
| 8 | Instead of putting them down for the afternoon , I 'd like to be able to do something with them . |
| 9 | State the behavioural objectives to be reached at the end of the programme , i.e. what the learner is expected to be able to do . |
| 10 | The Sea-Guard close-in weapon system claims to be able to do this by destroying the missile using high performance , ‘ kinetic energy ’ ammunition . |
| 11 | Edward was fortunate to be able to do only half his job and escape condemnation . |
| 12 | However we choose to define multiple orgasm , there are a lot of us who 'd like to be able to do it . |
| 13 | I find this very distressing and would like to be able to do more to ease her — but what ? |
| 14 | I just want to have the facility to do anything I want , and to be able to do that you have to learn a lot of things that you 're not necessarily ever going to use . ’ |
| 15 | I 've got to admit , I want to be able to do that too ! ’ |
| 16 | A while ago I had to build up my left hand strength to be able to do justice to J S Bach 's Prelude , Fugue , Allegro for Lute , so I developed the enclosed ideas . |
| 17 | And as I become … and as I remain … more relaxed … and less tense each day … so I will develop much more confidence in myself … more confidence in my ability to do … not only what I have to do each day … more confidence in my ability to do whatever I ought to be able to do … without fear of failure … without fear of consequences … without unnecessary anxiety … without uneasiness . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you going to be able to do it ? |
| 19 | Start by using each yarn for two rows of weaving — it can seem quite difficult to organise them at first , but you will soon start to be able to do this more quickly . |
| 20 | To be able to do this successfully , you do need to have a reasonably good understanding of how to draw two dimensional shapes that , when knitted , will fit together to create three dimensional garments . |
| 21 | Although I have used the term ‘ garments ’ here , you are of course free to design anything you like in the ORIGINAL shaping section if you have the knowledge to be able to do so . |
| 22 | Hence , the leaden delivery of some Euro-platitudes , by a woman who really ought to be able to do a better job of reading other people 's speeches after 40 years of doing little else , carries more political import than anything else that has been said about Europe since the election . |
| 23 | If we go into the New Year in 10th place , we are not going to be able to do it . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Really , it just follows the principles of long-term contract accounting , but we ought to be able to do it better than SSAP 9 practitioners because , while they apply the theory to a handful of different contracts , we are applying it to 20m policies . |
| 25 | And as radio and television are largely concerned with talk , these aspirants have to be able to do it to succeed in their quest . |
| 26 | You do n't have to draw or paint to be able to do it . ’ |
| 27 | If that motivation appears to be weak or there is marked ambivalence , it is worth reflecting upon what the old person wants to be able to do ! |
| 28 | Whether you climb , walk , run , or just stroll from your car for a picnic , then you 'll expect to be able to do so free of problems ; not to be shouted at abusively or shot at ( it still happens occasionally ! ) ; not to be spurned from the hills by aggressive signs erected by indignant landowners , or find endless and unyielding deer fences encircling your 232nd Munro ; not to discover destruction from in appropriate developments over a once beautiful area . |
| 29 | Not only should the parent feel able to express upset at the child 's behaviour but equally the child needs to be able to do this towards the parent . |
| 30 | ‘ It would be wonderful to be able to do pictures . ’ |