Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] i [modal v] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only thought I might be able to help . ’ |
| 2 | I — I just hope I 'll be able to see a kiwi before I leave , ’ she added , a wistful note creeping into her voice . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm just hoping I 'll be able to get a job while I 'm out there so I can go out again . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you really think I 'll be able to … to walk and … dig ? ’ asked Colin . |
| 5 | Clara , perched nervously on the edge of her easy chair , was almost too overwrought to continue the conversation , but she managed to say , " You mean you really think I might be able to go ? " |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't think I 'll be able to sleep tonight . ’ |
| 7 | No , I I I do n't think I 'll be able to because . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I 'll be able to make it . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , well , I do n't think I 'll be able to . ’ |
| 10 | Oh I , I do n't think I will be able to but I 'll have a look . |
| 11 | I do n't think I will be able to set up anything quite as fancy as Gav 's I was just going to add all the e-mail addresses to a list . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not your average 21-year-old and I do n't think I 'd be able to maintain the sort of life I lead if I was n't so mature . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't , I do n't think I 'd be able to put things together |
| 14 | I did n't think I 'd be able to keep my sanity or my family if it happened again , but there was no way I was going to let him make me sign for a loan I did n't want . |
| 15 | I do n't suppose I 'll be able to take it all in for a while . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I do n't suppose I 'll be able to help you as much as Doctor Rice would , but if you would like to tell me what is wrong , I may be able to offer a little advice . |
| 17 | ‘ I actually thought I might be able to trust you . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be able to pick out Matthew , but I found his individual scent unmistakable , without really being conscious of it , ’ said Adele . |
| 19 | I never thought I 'd be able to … ’ |
| 20 | I never thought I 'd be able to remember it all . |
| 21 | I never thought I 'd be able to swim . ’ |