Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [being] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many nurses may find the task of entering the script onto the GP 's computer is delegated to them so the time saved from being able to prescribe starts to disappear . ’ |
| 2 | TODAY does not believe in merely telling the Government that something must be done without being able to suggest positive moves . |
| 3 | And by combining them with aerobics , you can achieve even greater success — in fact , a fitness level and a beautiful body which you never previously dreamed of being able to attain . |
| 4 | That nerve-racking encounter with Julius had dashed any hopes Jessamy had ever had of being able to get a good night 's sleep . |
| 5 | I wanted to give back something for the great interest and happiness I have had from being able to make music to people . |
| 6 | Over and above the residual discomfort of managers used to being able to see bodies in seats around the office and to address them face-to-face , the teleworkers themselves can feel similarly cut off . |
| 7 | She laughed , partly amused at his fascination with the woman and partly relieved at being able to delay her decision . |
| 8 | Alan Bleakley tells of some very fruitful rituals including working with archetypal images which have taken place at various stone circles in Cornwall where individuals were considerably helped by being able to tune in to the spirit of the place . |
| 9 | In particular , as outlined below , one area of potential dissension and difficulty in the modern small private company is the very fact that some of the relevant legal rules and remedies are based on being able to distinguish the capacity in which a particular individual may be acting at a given time . |
| 10 | In the primary attachment to the mother , infants experience some of the most intense physical and emotional experiences of life — the satisfaction of a full belly , the warmth of bodily closeness , the security based on being able to trust other people , the survival of hatred and release from fear . |
| 11 | If a Thursday coincided with a Saints Day , we were rewarded by being able to go across to Mrs. Robbins ' after the service and order a pennyworth of sweets apiece — the Hospital trustees picking up the bill . |
| 12 | The important thing to ensure is that the measure is done in the same way each year so that true trends can be discerned by being able to compare like with like . |
| 13 | These statistics expressed in terms of expectation of life testify even more vividly to the distance Western society has travelled in being able to take the survival of our children almost for granted . |
| 14 | David Atkin , for example , was particularly interested in the issue of leisure opportunities : ‘ I want to find out how leisure activities can be improved because from what I 've seen most disabled people in Hexham are fairly limited in being able to get out . ’ |
| 15 | We have a population which has benefited from being able to tap into a wide and diverse range of information through the printed word . |
| 16 | For some people security and comfort can be derived from being able to anticipate events , for others ward routine can be a source of distress . |
| 17 | But the processing capability is in itself , no matter how good the program , only half the benefit ; the other half is derived from being able to get the answers when they are wanted and not have to wait for them . |
| 18 | However , this neat division of labour is predicated on being able to distinguish traded and non-traded goods in a precise fashion . |
| 19 | Not surprisingly , in these conditions , the Swamp Eel has adapted by being able to breathe atmospheric air during the times of drought when the swamps dry up , aestivating ( the summer version of hibernating ) until more favourable conditions return , by burrowing into the mud or travelling across land in search of alternative waterways . |
| 20 | Roosevelt telegraphed again that British insistence on traffic only between certain points was not realistic , and that the economic viability of services depended on being able to pick up intermediate traffic . |
| 21 | Yet to feel " at home " in that country depended on being able to leave it . |
| 22 | How can women who have been taught that their choice in sexual relations is passive , limited to being able to say yes or no when approached by a man , be expected to make a sudden leap into active love-making where their desire is acknowledged , and their pleasure is a definite goal ? |
| 23 | She felt degraded and diminished without being able to isolate a single snub except that one word , Paddies . |
| 24 | The special treatment that concessions represent removes from older people the dignity associated with being able to function independently without the need for subsidy or support . |
| 25 | David 's vision of turning the Tambopata Reserve Project into the most important tropical university in the world and a model of development for the protection of the rainforest in Peru , if not the world , hinged on being able to persuade government and local interests that their benefits did not lie with the destruction of the forest . |
| 26 | Age Concern would like to see this issue specifically addressed , so that elderly people will be assured of being able to register with a practice near their home . |
| 27 | Freed , thus , from the weight of the dragon 's will , and safely assured of being able to get home again Maggie turned her mind to her own task and went travelling down into the labyrinth of memory and desire . |
| 28 | Yes , we 'll have , at present we 're scheduled to have about 30 aircraft on static display , and these are aircraft from er the third air force bases , the bases within the United Kingdom , you 're just about assured of being able to see an F15 , up close , an F16 up close , an A 10 , and some other aircraft that are stationed in and around er Europe . |
| 29 | ‘ We 've been spoiled by being able to buy a mango whenever we fancy one , but we 've got to return to cooking turnips in November and having tomatoes in July . |
| 30 | The station pilot at Holyhead , a Class 08 Diesel Shunter , had failed before being able to shunt the rake of NWCE coaches from the sidings and into the platform . |