Example sentences of "nice to be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Training alone has never bothered me at all , but it 's nice to be able to go down the pub for a good chinwag after a session . ’ |
| 2 | Very nice to be able to step out of used underwear and know it would be laundered and returned to its drawer pressed and scented , even better never to have to worry about clearing a table or washing up , but nevertheless there was something vaguely disconcerting about maids who went silently , sneakily about their duties under her very nose . |
| 3 | But it 's nice to be able to get an unexpected comment . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's nice to be able to say that I saw that big right coming but Ruddock did n't , in fact I do n't think he saw anything that came his way . |
| 5 | He says it is nice to be able to help her and asks : ‘ You do n't mind it , darling , when I want to talk to you so much ? ’ |
| 6 | I came from a pretty poorish background and now it 's nice to be able to give my parents money , and let them do things like go on holiday . |
| 7 | And you want to know what it was like being fêted by the Stones and Led Zep , and how in ‘ 61 Bob Dylan got his first Greenwich Village pro gig with John Lee ( and was apparently pissed off because the man from the New York Times was far more interested in rapping with the bluesman ) , but he just says it was nice to be able to put young Bob on the bandstand . |
| 8 | At a time when galleries are retrenching or closing , it is nice to be able to report this exciting European link forged by the energetic Hue-Williams , and to note the arrival of Marianne Holtermann , private dealer in modern and contemporary art , who has opened an office above Bolger Carpets at 31 New Bond Street . |
| 9 | As other galleries close , it is nice to be able to report that Milch has reopened in a new location in Bloomsbury . |
| 10 | Having uncovered so much that is praiseworthy so far it is nice to be able to carry on and commend the sound . |
| 11 | It 's nice to be able to say that is n't it really ? |
| 12 | But it 's nice to be able to invent the stories as well . |
| 13 | If you were near the front , it was nice to be able to have a roll-up and drink your tea slowly and wake up a bit . |
| 14 | You were allowed so few clothes that it was nice to be able to wear something different . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , how nice to be able to refuse , when most of us are glad to accept the first offer ! |
| 16 | ABBERLEY : It 's nice to be able to talk , is n't it ? |
| 17 | It would have been nice to be able to keep out of his way . |
| 18 | Lil had said , ‘ I always think it must be so nice to be able to write . ’ |
| 19 | It was nice to be able to tell the complete truth for once . |
| 20 | Nice to be able to have a proper chat with someone . |
| 21 | I like to think that one can make provision to eat almost anywhere in the home , just as one should be able to move small tables about to different parts of the garden It is obviously nice to be able to eat in the kitchen or in the living room . |
| 22 | It would be nice to be able to ride . |
| 23 | With so much gloom on the railways at present it is nice to be able to add one cheerful note . |
| 24 | It is nice to be able to end with some good news . |
| 25 | Yeah and when I it 's gon na be nice to be able to send take that back |
| 26 | ‘ How nice to be able to meet you . ’ |
| 27 | It 's nice to be able to walk by the river and walk through the buildings and greenhouses . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've also got to know Whitby very well and it 's nice to be able to put that knowledge to good use . ’ |
| 29 | It 's nice to be able to walk across the road but I find that people are complaining because they 're not able to park . |
| 30 | Be nice to be able to play with them . |