Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles said he was fine and he was able to see out of the window , although it was remarkably small . |
| 2 | It 's a high seat , so a small child is able to see out of the window , and the ‘ recline ’ control is easily reached . |
| 3 | Like the being able to slip out of his own head and stand in a corner , hang on the ceiling , terrifyingly , silent-screamingly BE SOMEWHERE ELSE , looking back at the body left behind . |
| 4 | The safety factor was also important as older people were not so able to jump out of the way of stock or swinging gates . |
| 5 | Richmann stood his ground , certain he would be able to jump out of the . |
| 6 | Yeah , hold on these poor fish are gon na be able to jump out of there if they need if they want to . |
| 7 | She 'd reassure him over and over that she was fine , she was safe , there was nothing for him to worry about , and Ashdown would then ring Joe and pass along anything new or helpful that he 'd been able to pick out of the conversation . |
| 8 | I want to be able to look out of the window and see other people . |
| 9 | Soon , she would be able to stand up , able to walk out of here on her own two legs . |
| 10 | This one meant either a crawl on my belly beneath a boulder , hoping to be able to escape out of the hole on the other side , or a wide sloping ledge on the right . |
| 11 | Employees will no longer be able to opt out of cashless pay systems . |
| 12 | The argument was on the semantics of how post-sixteen education is presently offered in Banbury , and whereas , of course , they had every right to use the opting out legislation as a governing body , it must be said that the possibility of success under those terms erm is somewhat untried , because of course legislation was specifically geared at Local Education Authorities that do not look after their schools , and thus schools are able to opt out of a badly run , inefficient Education Authority , and we 've seen that happen in many of the urban areas in the country , and indeed some schools have not opted for that . |
| 13 | You wo n't be able to wriggle out of it , then . |
| 14 | By Tuesday , he was able to venture out of doors for the first time since arriving home , late and ailing , on Thursday night . |
| 15 | Many thousands of Western women and children were eventually able to fly out of Baghdad beginning on Sept. 1 , following permission given by Saddam Hussein on Aug. 28 [ see p. 37639 ] . |
| 16 | This is a Catch-22 I do n't think rugby will be able to spin out of in this country . |
| 17 | Still , I admit he seems to be able to keep out of harm 's way . " |
| 18 | You come here to offer me your undying devotion while you have an entanglement with the lady whom we do n't seem to be able to keep out of the conversation . ’ |
| 19 | It would have been nice to be able to keep out of his way . |
| 20 | Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks . |
| 21 | Thereafter I looked out of all the windows of the snug hostelry , and not finding a satisfactory view , for it now rained in earnest , and it was vain to hope to be able to sketch out of doors , I noticed a new house a short distance from the inn ( it was being prepared for a doctor ) ; was entrusted with the keys , and from one of the front windows looked out on the rainy scene depicted in the sketch of ‘ Garrynahine , Isle of Lewis . ’ |
| 22 | There were few potential trouble spots , in which British forces were likely to be involved , that were not reasonably close to the sea ; and naval forces had the advantage of being able to lie out of sight over the horizon during periods of tension . |
| 23 | In this way those candidates who recognise that they are unsuitable are able to drop out of the process early on . |
| 24 | With this in mind , one must be concerned with how fans gain admission to the Rowdies group , how they are able to progress socially within the group , and with how they are able to graduate out of the group . |
| 25 | The tucuxi is , however only half the length of the boto , and is thus less able to break out of gill-nets when captured . |
| 26 | Being a combination of social worker , medical auxiliary , and teacher to these miners and their families meant that he was able to break out of the prison of his hateful loneliness . |
| 27 | In a remnant of old forest I came on some grazing deer and quickly dropped to ground and crawled in under a small bank where I was able to stay out of sight , out of smell , and enjoy a very good look at the herd . |
| 28 | Yellow looks like being this year 's colour — the banana does not seem to be able to stay out of the headlines . |
| 29 | This is probably your best choice where space is limited : you need a minimum of about 2.4m ( 8ft ) of space if you 're going to be able to get out of your car without being a contortionist . |
| 30 | I would have given anything to be able to get out of this . |