Example sentences of "be able [to-vb] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be affluent enough , in space as well as money , to be able to indulge in such fancies — and run the great risk of finding , in a year or two , that your early triumph turns to sad disappointment . |
| 2 | Distraught , he went to his parents , thinking they might be able to intercede in some way . |
| 3 | I would n't be able to sit in this room talking without someone 's hand up my back , moving my mouth for me . ’ |
| 4 | It seems to us to contravene all normal rules of equity that they should be able to behave in this fashion . |
| 5 | So there 's an economic development argument to all of this as well and I do hope er county will be able to co-operate in that respect . |
| 6 | ‘ From now on , the infant will be reared as I explained , and not for at least twenty years will we be able to report in much detail on the results of our investigations , although preliminary papers will be published in the professional press from time to time . |
| 7 | For an official to be able to act in this way is probably unique in the world , and it is almost certain that the high motives of the draftees of this regulation have never been fully recognised . |
| 8 | If you have a wide range of social activities , the patient may be able to join in some of them with you , even if he can not resume his former independent interests . |
| 9 | It is essential , says Bell , to be able to hook in both symmetrical multi-processors and distributed processors into the same system . |
| 10 | First of all , we must delimit the form of a lexical item syntagmatically ; that is to say , we must be able to state in any sentence where the boundaries between lexical items are ( we shall assume that any well-formed sentence consists of a whole number of such units ) . |
| 11 | ‘ We have an option to stage races here in 1992 and '93 and I am hopeful we will be able to continue in both these years . ’ |
| 12 | His colleagues , working on the flight data and cockpit voice recordings , will be able to feed in much data , also recorded against a very accurate time base which can be synchronised with the radio transcript . |
| 13 | If a capillary joint leaks , you may be able to feed in more solder ( after draining the system ) . |
| 14 | But if you think that such a belief is necessary in order for a patient to gain benefit from past-life regression therapy , you are wrong — as I hope to be able to explain in this chapter . |
| 15 | But not many will be able to move in this rarefied atmosphere and , mercifully , there are lower strata in which to breathe and have one 's being . |
| 16 | Sadly the last call , I think we 'll be able to squeeze in this morning on our programme . |
| 17 | ‘ He would n't be able to participate in that without his laptop . ’ |
| 18 | By retaining its holding the member will be able to participate in this post-bid increase in value . |
| 19 | UK architects will be able to participate in this competition which officers 54 sites in ten European countries . |
| 20 | I am glad to be able to participate in this debate . |
| 21 | Er ladies and gentlemen and guests , I 'm er very honoured an to be able to participate in this historic dedication . |
| 22 | Although the article devalues any contribution men may be able to make in this area I strongly refute this . |
| 23 | It takes a lot of skill to be able to learn in this way , although it is the way often taught at school — the old talk-and-chalk method of ‘ You listen while the teacher talks ’ . |
| 24 | Describing the boredom of sanger duty , one policeman said , ‘ You 've got to be able to read in this job . |
| 25 | They may also be able to build in some safeguards which would make it possible for them to give permission . |
| 26 | There 's also a close correlation by not just the erm the size of the number for G , but how long can it go on pulling that G given the thrust and the aerodynamic capabilities of the machine and we are essentially building this aircraft so that it can sustain nine G and we are providing the pilot with the sort of equipment he requires to be able to survive in that kind of environment . |
| 27 | Peter Rosie , Wimpey Plant & Transport manager says : ‘ We are delighted to be able to help in this important education liaison project . |
| 28 | If you want to be at all selective about what is recorded or about what is viewed , you need to be able to edit in some way . |
| 29 | When you 've completed the RYA Level 1 course you 'll be able to sail in any direction in light winds . |
| 30 | Now , amazingly , there is no guarantee that he will be able to play in any of the three US Majors next year . |