Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] to [be] able " in BNC.

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1 I 'd like to see what hard nosed er B A I E people would make of it you know people who are making a living from doing the same well you know when I employ somebody coming into the business this is what I want them to be able to do um this has always been of course an a criticism
2 I very much respect your instincts , and I want you to be able to talk freely . "
3 that 's for group one one okay , okay I 'm not telling you who 's doing whose right please mark it , marks out of ten and I want you to be able to justify your marks .
4 ‘ We want him to be able to concentrate on the Tests from here on . ’
5 As for the barbecue , even the guides can handle it in an emergency , but after the strenuous river trip I prefer them to be able to relax .
6 The power cables for both types of generator can be a problem on the bigger models , which require them to be able to handle the maximum current produced by the generator .
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