Example sentences of "[art] [n mass] [modal v] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | After about a week to ten days the fry will be able to take newly-hatched brine shrimp and from here on the growth rate is very rapid . |
| 2 | The aircraft would be able to launch the missiles at a considerable distance from well-defended targets . |
| 3 | Our safety regulations er dictate that they be a certain distance from the crowd , so that if anything did go wrong , the aircraft would be able to er get out of the way , but no , there is not going to be any danger at all , they 'll make their approaches to the base as if they were attacking , and then we 'll have simulated ground bursts , a large fire as it were , on the ground , it will be going off , providing the sound effects for it , but it 's going to be just a great thing to sit and watch . |
| 4 | If the reports on the Foxbat 's speed and defence capabilities were anywhere near correct , the aircraft should be able to evade any naval attempts to bring it down without much trouble . |
| 5 | We say more about the resolutions in the explanatory notes but if you have any queries about them please telephone our Shareholder Enquiry Office where the staff will be able to help you . |
| 6 | Swell and ripen And the fruit must be able to swell and ripen and achieve their flavour in more sunshine than we can generally expect in August and September . |
| 7 | It would be good for the Hong Kong citizens , and it would be inconsistent for Thatcher not to do this , since she has said , for the Falklands , that a people should be able to choose their own government , and we should n't give in to dictatorships . |