Example sentences of "[adv] [be] able [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Out of doors is the best place for Brownies , really , but we 've only been able to be out of doors so much because of this hot summer . |
| 2 | It would be churlish to suggest Lewis fights under a flag of convenience or that his status as world champion has only been able to be enjoyed by default . |
| 3 | Out here in Japan we tend to get info on the football on a wing and prayer so being able to be part of this listing is great for this Leeds supporter . |
| 4 | I was the only one of the three who had any confidence in Burmese , and so was able to be bilingual in teaching and in giving notes . |
| 5 | Housing experts fear lenders may no longer be able to be flexible — and have to repossess as the slump in the housing market worsens . |
| 6 | Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 8 | This can not be articulated in a sufficiently quantifiable form , and even those elements more amenable to measurement will not be able to be measured accurately . |
| 9 | ‘ I have to be quick , ’ I told Eric , and explained why he would not be able to be the principessa 's gardener . |
| 10 | Such decisions will not be able to be made by a single Prime Minister without reference back . |
| 11 | Ours would appear to be an academic qualification , which may not be able to be adapted to suit NVQ . |
| 12 | If the ratio is too low , there will be the risk that customers ' demands may not be able to be met : this would cause a crisis of confidence and Possible closure . |
| 13 | This will then overcome this silly bigotry of the Labour Group in trying to ostracise the opted-out school in and the College , when this Charter is in place , we 'll be able to compare every facet of education across the district because the results will be published for all to see and these two schools will not be able to be frozen out of that exercise . |
| 14 | Totten appreciates that what was done with St. Johnstone might not be able to be repeated with East Fife . |
| 15 | And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen |
| 16 | The teacher 's perception is likely to be affected by his feelings about the pupil , dented self-confidence through not being able to be a ‘ good enough ’ teacher to him , which a more objective analysis may help to restore . |
| 17 | Erm one from Paddy and I have an official letter er apologizing for not being able to be here . |
| 18 | I give my apologies for not being able to be present myself . |
| 19 | I think it started with her father , not being able to be what he wanted her to be . |
| 20 | But they sho er er er , it 's good to have and sharing it but I but I , but I , I personally feel as long as it 's well monitored within the within the district council in the event of a minister not being able to be there then er a reco , er som , a recognised person to . |
| 21 | We 're both Aquarian dreamers and have always been able to be ‘ alone ’ together , or step easily into imagination games , and Max — like me — has a fairy godmother who always seems to save his neck at the last minute . |
| 22 | Falkland 's intervention can in part be seen as a delaying tactic , in the hope that by forestalling the offer of the Crown to William and Mary some arrangement more in accord with Tory principles might still be able to be worked out . |
| 23 | SNMP information from intelligent hub systems will also be able to be forwarded to IBM 's mainframe host-based NetView management environment . |
| 24 | He had never before been able to be quite so frank with anyone about his innermost feelings . |
| 25 | Outside Scotland and Wales politicians have often been able to be singularly insensitive to local issues . |
| 26 | ‘ We believe we are making our financial statements more understandable , and that they will now be able to be read by people other than actuaries . |
| 27 | We believe that our financial statements will now be able to be read by people other than actuaries . |
| 28 | But so far , because of the other pressures that are on us , that just has n't been able to be followed |
| 29 | really what the crunch is , the price should be , they should n't be able to be cheaper . |
| 30 | I was scared to death when I married you because I knew I would n't be able to be the kind of wife you needed . |