Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them may be able to start up new interests , but it 's usually best to start from their own experiences in life . |
| 2 | If the receiver succeeds in his plans to sell the company as a going concern then most of them might be able to hang on to their positions . |
| 3 | But none of them would be able to muster the authority , vested in dynastic succession , of James . |
| 4 | None of them would be able to identify him . |
| 5 | They may be able to put you in touch with a drug counselling agency or other local help . |
| 6 | If you have already developed osteoporosis , they may be able to treat it or refer you to a specialist . |
| 7 | If you are disconnected , they may be able to lend you heating , cooking and lighting appliances ( such as Calor Gas fires and cookers ) . |
| 8 | Contact your ward councillor and try to interest him or her — even if they are not on the committee they may be able to influence the councillors who will take the decision . |
| 9 | They seek a chance to rebuild their lives in safety , hoping that one day they may be able to return home . |
| 10 | By arguing that stringent safety regulations here will give other , less scrupulous countries the edge , they may be able to blackmail the government into diluting the necessary legislation . |
| 11 | Schools were started in the monasteries , for Charles proclaimed that ‘ Men of God should not only live by the rule and dwell in holy conversation , but should devote themselves to literary meditations , each according to his ability , that they may be able to give themselves to the duty of teaching others . ’ |
| 12 | They may be able to allay some of your fears or draw attention to further investigation needed . |
| 13 | Both are always ready to give visitors the benefit of their experience and advice ; and , at times , they may be able to arrange for newcomers to fish Loch Brora in company with a local angler . |
| 14 | There are those whose keenest pleasures in their job are to be found outside the class-room , in informal contacts with their pupils , where they may be able to exercise their own skills or pursue their own hobbies while helping others enjoy the same pleasures . |
| 15 | Our branch staff are not able to open machines or retrieve cards although they may be able to offer other assistance . |
| 16 | They may be able to lend out material about your area in the early part of the century — shops that may have been pulled down , local roads or markets , pictures of young people in clothes of the period . |
| 17 | I thought , ‘ this will make the carrying of the tea to the remaining resident members of my family an uncommonly pleasant event , because they will all smile upon me instead of producing the customary resentful grunt when I stir them from sleep , and they will say ‘ Good morning , dear husband/father ( as the case might be ) , and they will reach under their beds for the gift-wrapped goodies so lovingly prepared and concealed the night before , and handing me their tributes they will voice their gratitude to God that I have survived so far , and will express the pious hope that they may be able to repeat such sentiments on this same date for many a year to come . |
| 18 | In exceptional cases they may be able to continue for 300 yards , but beyond this they quickly become exhausted and give up . |
| 19 | Once on the ground they may be able to get to safety before the killer strikes again . |
| 20 | If you have already developed osteoporosis , they may be able to treat it or refer you to a specialist . |
| 21 | If they can identify positively the gene which is causing the trouble , then they may be able to correct it . |
| 22 | If you are elderly or disabled and have regular contact with your social services department , they may be able to help you with loans or with support . |
| 23 | They may be able to help you with a view to hiring a show vat for Koi . |
| 24 | Because deep meditation can be likened in many ways to the altered state of hypnosis , and because those who have a profound interest in such forms of meditation are likely to be on a deliberate spiritual voyage of discovery , they may be able to pass more easily through those barriers of protection normally erected by the subconscious mind . |
| 25 | They may be able to see in the dark , sense compass direction , and recognize danger . |
| 26 | Whilst they may be able to rationalize what they have done , there is usually a strong element of disappointment about the broken relationship . |
| 27 | They may be able to order bricks of a particular type if they do n't have them in stock , or it may be worth investigating whether second-hand bricks are available from demolition contractors in your area . |
| 28 | When employees are accompanied by their families , they may be able to use company housing at Pilkingtons ' expense but employees are entirely responsible for lighting , heating and the maintenance of their families . |
| 29 | They may be able to help you negotiate with the authorities — see the Helplist at the end of this leaflet for more information . |
| 30 | The prescription of glasses may not help their reading distance , but they may be able to read adequately by holding their books at closer than the normal distance . |