Example sentences of "able keep [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of them were fringe members who we have not been able to keep on to some of them especially in er in Little Hulton and Irlam |
| 2 | Jack Ashley MP says the deaf and hard-of-hearing will now be able to keep up to date with the news . |
| 3 | Nicholson became a member of an elite group of chemists — the B-Club — in whose company he was able to keep up with the activities of Hofmann and his associates . |
| 4 | Dad , as a master-tailor during the '14 –'18; war , had a War Department contract for army uniforms , and so we were able to keep up with the Jones 's ( or should I say , the Cohens ? ) . |
| 5 | Indeed far from being fearful of continued public objection , local authorities should be more concerned about their ability to be able to keep up with public demand for calming various residential areas once the ideas take off . |
| 6 | Without this slow agricultural revolution , which still had a long way to go in many European countries in 1880 , food production would not have been able to keep up with population growth . |
| 7 | They note that Microsoft is already talking about bringing out a similar product of its own , a typical Microsoft tactic , and will probably create a good deal of fear , uncertainty and doubt over WABI 's technical prowess and whether it will be able to keep up with Microsoft 's innovations . |
| 8 | Frankie and Chopper were on Freddie 's heels , but Billy had not been able to keep up with them . |
| 9 | ‘ Poor Albert , ’ Carrie said , thinking how shameful for him , not being able to keep up with Fred with all of them watching . |
| 10 | This striding away would not have mattered if the Padre had been able to keep up with him … but the Padre could not move unaided . |
| 11 | A young wildebeest is able to run almost as soon as it is born , for it must be able to keep up with the other wildebeest when they flee a predator . |
| 12 | The situation is such that by 2010 , timber supplies might not be able to keep up with demand . |
| 13 | Some of the children at school went out to do a traffic count recently and there was so much volume of traffic that the children were not able to keep up with th putting the in the to keep up with the volume of traffic . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I wo n't be winning many races , but I 'm reasonably confident of being able to keep up with any wounded snails I might encounter . ’ |
| 15 | Still , I admit he seems to be able to keep out of harm 's way . " |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | It would have been nice to be able to keep out of his way . |