Example sentences of "[being] able [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah erm well , Chairman , I I think that this is something that 's going to cut , as far as Hambledon 's got concerns , is going to come up in the erm in the next debate , certainly , erm , the erm , the issue of erm whether policy should be expressed in terms of principle and criteria , or erm area and a district as being a dilemma erm to Hambledon , erm , it feels it 's erm erm not being able to support the policy as defined , because ultimately the Council would object to a new settlement in Hambledon . |
| 2 | It 's wonderful to see the body of Christ mobilised to the lost in a local Church outreach setting and being able to facilitate the challenge . |
| 3 | This outcome , in turn , gave the Labour Party the double advantages of being able to choose the date of the next election and of going into it with the prestige of being the government . |
| 4 | see him being able to do the work . |
| 5 | This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment . |
| 6 | I do not think come this weekend either that we will have any worries about being able to last the pace , ’ he asserted . |
| 7 | This time , without even the zest of being able to assess the success of his recipes from the quantities consumed or left on plates , it seemed to Auguste a sorry place indeed . |
| 8 | and me not being able to say the word basically |
| 9 | Thanks to Ma really , he thought , and grinned , thanks to her fall and not being able to manage the washing herself . |
| 10 | If the thresholds from logogen system to cognitive system were sometimes or always lower than the thresholds from logogen system to cognitive system , one could then explain subception ( gaining access to the meaning of a word without being able to report the word ) and also semantic errors which occur in the condition known as deep dyslexia in which single printed words are often incorrectly read as semantically related words , e.g. reading storm as thunder . |
| 11 | This minor disadvantage to the tenant does not outweigh the advantage to the tenant in being able to initiate the determination of the rent . |
| 12 | Provided that all the members comply with each Compulsory Sale Notice , the Seller shall sell the Selling Shares to the Proposed Purchaser on Completion , subject at all times to the Seller being able to withdraw the Selling Notice at any time prior to Completion by giving notice to the Company to that effect , whereupon each Compulsory Transfer Notice shall cease to have effect . |
| 13 | The owners of such land may be unaware that circumstances have changed and the developer may have the edge in being able to acquire the site . |
| 14 | But being able to mend the lift does not get you to the top in merchant banking . |
| 15 | The cup is drunk as a symbol of joy at being able to celebrate the meal once again . |
| 16 | One is obviously , being able to use the calculator . |
| 17 | " I was quite amazed at her being able to use the terminology that suited the Salvation Army . |
| 18 | Being able to use the University 's sports facilities on the same basis as University staff . |
| 19 | We 're very , very fortunate , I think , in being able to use the university facilities here because they really are ideal . |
| 20 | In this case the motherboard replacement is n't as clear cut a winner and it would only take a slight change , such as not being able to use the RAM , to make it look even worse . |
| 21 | The circulation of air round a depression usually has ‘ fronts ’ or areas of rain associated with it , and when birds , which navigate by being able to see the night sky , meet with a barrier of rain and bad visibility then there is nothing for it but to drop down to the nearest land and wait until conditions improve . |
| 22 | The obvious ‘ third-degree ’ lighting should be avoided but not being able to see the interview clearly is equally deleterious . |
| 23 | This was reasonable ; there was a draught , and I should soon get used to the room being a little darker and my not being able to see the sunset and the lights of the town shining in the darkness below like a handful of diamonds . |
| 24 | This architect specified radiused gutter proved extremely difficult for the builder to obtain , until the problem was solved by Apex after being able to fabricate the specification requirement |
| 25 | In that state inside my head , this is like intellectuals in a country sneering at religion while not being able to deny the effect it has on the mass of people . |
| 26 | Interpretations depend upon being able to link the background measures ( class , size , socio-economic group etc. ) to those of performance . |
| 27 | It is typical of the Labour party that it loses sight of the possibility of being able to get better value for money and of being able to improve the extent to which and the way in which we can help people without always asking the taxpayer to fund more . |
| 28 | This is a security precaution against an unauthorised person or the cashier alone being able to open the box . |
| 29 | What had happened to the Berwick raiding squadron was not to be known ; but the chance of any of its craft being able to penetrate the blockade , even by night , was minimal . |
| 30 | Still others throw themselves on the mercy of God without being able to name the name of Christ because they have never been told about him . |