Example sentences of "[modal v] be able [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors should be able to reassure the parents of most affected children that the effusions will resolve without any further action or adverse sequelae . |
| 2 | You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know if it should be that important if everything we do is based on good sound scientific principles , because if people perhaps in the same industry are situated in different places in the estuary , y'know , if one was to point the finger at the other and say ‘ But you allow him to discharge such and such and you only let us do this ’ , then we should be able to turn round and say , ‘ Ah yes , but you 're discharging in a different place and the river quality in this different place needs different treatment . ’ |
| 4 | The users of Scotland 's buses should be able to turn to one body which oversees the other modes of transport . |
| 5 | Your family doctor should be able to put you in touch with community health services . |
| 6 | Surely if I know all this I should be able to put on just enough weight to make me feel comfortable , or at least stop losing any more ? |
| 7 | A 3-year-old should be able to put toys away in a big box but can not sort out clothes for a cupboard . |
| 8 | This is not expensive — around £20 for a two person lightweight model — and manufacturers should be able to put you in touch with repairers in your area . |
| 9 | However , they should be able to put you in contact with a group in your area . |
| 10 | They should always be placed in the same positions each time ; you should be able to put your hand on any of them at a moment 's notice : no scrabbling around ! |
| 11 | Not only must you be able to speak up loud and clear , but you should be able to put a case relevantly , neatly , succinctly , and generally in a way pleasing to the tribunal before which you are appearing . |
| 12 | Ideally , you sh when you get a pair of shoes you should be able to put them on and do that |
| 13 | The system manager should be able to set limits on disk space allocation and printer usage for each user of the system . |
| 14 | China , whilst approving the airport plan in principle , had been insistent that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 15 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 16 | Should be able to set the telly should n't you ? |
| 17 | You should be able to join any nearby public library free of charge . |
| 18 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 19 | The meeting decided that the missionaries should move to Upper Burma , for at that time we fully believed the government 's assurance that we should be able to hold part of Burma at any rate . |
| 20 | While a few professional eyebrows were raised , nevertheless , when the US Army Chief of Staff , General Colfins , visited Vietnam he was not only impressed by de Lattre 's ‘ Siegfried Line ’ but told the Joint Chiefs of Staff that unless the Chinese intervened the French and Vietnamese forces should be able to hold Indo-China indefinitely . |
| 21 | Luce dialled the number of the gallery , remarking , ‘ She 'll be at work , but Liz should be able to hold the fort it necessary . ’ |
| 22 | A winner of two handicaps this season , Azhar is as tough as they come and should be able to hold his own in this stronger company . |
| 23 | They should be able to hold prices and they certainly should n't got up by as much as they thought they might have to put them up . |
| 24 | He mentioned no name , saying only that now we should be able to extend our repertoire … . |
| 25 | They should be able to grasp a total situation from the fragments presented to them and respond linguistically in a way that would benefit their business . |
| 26 | No she answered me , she said well I have n't got time to sit down , explain it to them , they just got ta , if they 're in a high level they should be able to grasp it and I |
| 27 | But if you are n't prepared to wade through acres of news and advertising print , your financial adviser should be able to pick out a few plans that suit your needs . |
| 28 | He should be able to pick and choose . |
| 29 | These are both the kind of information you should be able to pick up at your local field , in exactly the same form . |
| 30 | And these are the kind of things really that you should be able to pick out because they just , if you like , they just sound wrong forgetting about how poor our knowledge of grammar may become over , over the years . |