Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would those 0.5 m. voters be able to cope sensibly with a list which if West German custom were followed would include twenty names ? — or for that matter with a list of 15 names or ten ? |
| 2 | Private borrowing is likely to rise by the same amount and may rise by even more if the privatised company is able to borrow freely from the market rather than relying on the government . |
| 3 | In the second group , there were those countries , like Kenya , who had never been able to borrow much from the banks . |
| 4 | It soon became apparent to Lily that the wife and the young man were in the midst of an affaire , which by secret signs and language they seemed able to carry on during the journey . |
| 5 | ‘ Hopefully I 'll be able to carry on as an amateur and help mum in the shop . ’ |
| 6 | During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living . |
| 7 | The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively . |
| 8 | Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back . |
| 9 | Rev Eric Shegog , Director of Communication for the Church of England , said that he hoped the working party would be able to report back in the autumn of 1992 . |
| 10 | If it rains , do you think that doll will be able to sit up under the hood of the pram ? |
| 11 | After a while , he was able to sit up in a chair , although he was still too weak to walk . |
| 12 | Then he would have been able to sit down at the table , loosen his shirt collar , his shoelaces , and read the evening paper until Patsy was ready . |
| 13 | The KH-11s may be able to transmit directly to the allies ' command centre in Saudi Arabia . |
| 14 | That 's what made us play up , people just sitting there , not able to go up to the STU [ occupational therapy ] because there was n't enough officers or staff to take us . |
| 15 | ‘ Some of the residents are still able to go over to the shops . |
| 16 | ‘ And would n't it be fun having three legs and being able to go round in a circle like the Isle of Man flag ? ’ |
| 17 | In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive . |
| 18 | Once they 're approved landlords or homeowners will be able to go straight to a county court for a possession order . |
| 19 | ‘ The documents show that the companies will be able to go straight to the director general of water services for extra price increases , ’ he told the conference . |
| 20 | This Thursday evening at Exeter Hall in Kidlington , visitors will be able to go out on a demonstration with top traffic patrol drivers , and have their driving skills assessed by an advanced instructor . |
| 21 | think there has to be a er family planning centres have to more on the street , I think family planning clinics have got the people there who are able to go out on the street . |
| 22 | erm but , but certainly the , the er er the period has given the Communist Party er quite a large number of trained cadres which will be able to go out into the villages in a way that they had n't been able to in because it would , that was all too soon . |
| 23 | For the first few weeks I enjoyed being able to go out at the weekends , to buy trendy clothes and other things that I did not really need or appreciate . |
| 24 | Because Deane is more mobile and able to go out to the wing and hold the ball up , it gives Wallace more space etc etc . |
| 25 | Also , not to be able to take part in things and not to be able to go out in the evening I find difficult . |
| 26 | Dr Kenneth has warned me I wo n't be able to go out until the spring . |
| 27 | From there she 'd be able to go down to the lakeside if she chose , or else pick up one of the shore paths that would take her further into the valley . |
| 28 | In recent times I have been able to go down to the hostel , where my good friend Richard Megson gives me the opportunity to wash in lovely hot water . |
| 29 | You used to be able to go along to a pottery , say , and say , ‘ What was going on here at about eight o'clock this morning ? ’ … |
| 30 | So then I was able to go back to the library . ’ |