Example sentences of "able [to-vb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't suppose you were able to go for a run this morning in this weather ? ’ |
| 2 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's hardly petty to want to be able to go for a walk along a public right of way . |
| 4 | Hunt was able to continue for a while but his car was severely damaged and the race was stopped . |
| 5 | If no countries had armaments they would not be able to provide for a UN peace-keeping force . |
| 6 | Flotation advisers revealed that investors will be able to apply for a minimum of £240 worth of the shares , with an initial instalment of £100 . |
| 7 | I wo n't be able to walk for a week , with or without shoes . ’ |
| 8 | Some guys are n't going to be able to walk for a week — they 've got tattered feet , but er nobody begrudges it , nobody begrudges it at all . |
| 9 | Did I think I would be able to manage for a while on my own ? ( with Mena , and Mr James in the offing ) . |
| 10 | Over many years we have together worked towards the day when all the people of South Africa are able to vote for a government of their choice and be in control of their own destiny . |
| 11 | Employees will be able to opt for a transfer value or to have their accrued pension entitlements converted into deferred pensions which will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the STG schemes . |
| 12 | Rather to the surprise of my new employers , since I had been so eager to work for them , I told them I should not be able to start for a fortnight ( I needed to recover , being exhausted by my burden of guilt ) . |
| 13 | If they are not athletically fit they may not be able to hunt for a while and this could be critical , as most of them must kill regularly to survive . |
| 14 | After Lithuania , Spain come to Dublin and , the way the group is shaping up , the Spaniards may not be able to settle for a point as they did in Belfast last year . |
| 15 | After the murder of Gaveston the baronial opposition disintegrated and Edward was able to prepare for a campaign against the Scots , but when this ended in the humiliating defeat of his forces at Bannockburn in June 1314 the earl of Lancaster again united the hopes of the disillusioned baronage . |