Example sentences of "have [adv] be able to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many insects can detect ultraviolet light , while the vision of the common goldfish ranges from ultraviolet to far-red : achievements that we have only been able to equal in recent years with the development of sophisticated electronic equipment . |
| 2 | BR have not been able to very helpful in this direction , largely because of the financial constraints imposed on them . |
| 3 | We 're both Aquarian dreamers and have always been able to be ‘ alone ’ together , or step easily into imagination games , and Max — like me — has a fairy godmother who always seems to save his neck at the last minute . |
| 4 | Outside Scotland and Wales politicians have often been able to be singularly insensitive to local issues . |
| 5 | And they have n't been able to totally accept what 's wrong with Mum , you know , that some of her behavioural problems are n't her being vindictive . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've tried to stop it , but I have n't been able to . |
| 7 | Therefore I am not able to suggest to you , and have n't been able to in my evidence which district even a new settlement er ought to go in , but I have to say that if it were part of your deliberations that you should choose a particular district , er then it is not part of my submission that you should not choose a particular district , but my bottom line is that the policy wording should at least ensure that there is commitment to a new settlement and it is inescapable on behalf of the district planning authorities , the last thing that we would want is the possibility of going round the districts , and the last one to produce a district wide plan is the one that has to get the new settlement , that seems to be a gen , fairly unsatisfactory way of proceeding , and each one should have to consider that as part of their certification process . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't like making excuses , but I have n't been able to practice as much as I would want . |
| 9 | We intended to do a little bit of er beach work to try and get something like that but we have n't been able to , so . |