Example sentences of "able [verb] in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , with regard to the follow-up of arrests , one of the research team was able to sit in on a Juvenile Case Referral Panel , which recommended whether juveniles should be cautioned , and another member made observations in the magistrates ' courts . |
| 2 | Today 's motorists like the idea of being able to drive in without an appointment , see menu pricing and have the job done quickly in the evening or the weekend . |
| 3 | ‘ Please tell her I 'm sorry she 's ill — but that I 'm pleased to be able to stand in for her . ’ |
| 4 | He was delighted to find the house still a blaze of light ; that meant the part was still in full swing , which meant Gerard would be busy … and that meant that he should be able to creep in through the kitchen door . |
| 5 | But he said that before I said why was Michelle able to come in between you and Karen . |
| 6 | Wo n't be able to come in with me any day I thought that was . |
| 7 | The electronic information explosion knows no frontiers ; we may soon be enveloped in a world-encompassing atmosphere of information messages and ‘ noise ’ of a variety and density not known before , able to plug in to one or a multiplicity of channels and capture information of a wide diversity of nature and origin , much of it junk . |
| 8 | Through her interactions with the children , the teacher is engaged in a continual process of crafting and recrafting the environment , building on their existing collaborative resources , and gradually extending the range of collaboration which children choose and are able to engage in by themselves . |
| 9 | ‘ Criminals are able to listen in to our car and personal radios with them and that gives them an early warning of our approach . ’ |
| 10 | Unemployment may mean that people have more leisure time available but lack of money restricts the kind of activities they are able to participate in during their spare time . |
| 11 | It seems , then , that the average undertaker was little more than a speculative cabinet-maker and joiner who , either by direct contact with the metalworking trades , or via such funeral houses as Richard Green 's , was able to buy in at wholesale all that was required for a funeral . |
| 12 | People should be able to walk in off the street when the mood takes them . |
| 13 | thing is I do n't think I can but er I mean I might be able to pop in for about half an hour . |
| 14 | Those who were psychically sensitive would occasionally be able to tune in to the ‘ replay ’ . |
| 15 | The answer is that these deceptions have to fool all possible predators and while some may be able to tune in to one detail others may have a searching-image for something quite different . |
| 16 | He was aware of the earth spirit , and seemed consciously able to tune in to what he called ‘ earth memories ’ and ‘ the memory of nature ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | From an eyrie in its control tower the supreme headmaster will be able to tune in by television and telephone to any classroom ’ ( AMA , Annual Conference , 1945 ) . |
| 19 | The prospect of escape was beguiling ; I might even be able to crawl in beside Helen for an hour . |
| 20 | People were seen queuing overnight outside travel agents to be able to cash in on a £20 holiday for four ! |
| 21 | ‘ My best friend Gillian had given birth to her baby Laura in another hospital nine months before , and had been able to stay in for ten days . |
| 22 | The place was open late and he was able to glance in through one of those cheap glittery curtains that screened the doorway from the street . |
| 23 | I was hoping I 'd be able to get in without bothering . |
| 24 | I wonder if you 'd be able to get in on the day without tickets . |
| 25 | " Unless it 's bolted on the inside we ought to be able to get in with these , " he said . |
| 26 | Will we be able to get in before the day to check up on what colour we want things and yo , that sort of thing , you know you just you know ? |
| 27 | As I say you 'll probably be able to pay in at the Nat West cos you have got an account with them . |
| 28 | She should be able to move in by the end of next week , and I 'll never be so happy as when I wave her goodbye at the front door . |
| 29 | I wanted to have that control in the studio , being able to step in at any moment . ’ |