Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lemminkainen was able to weave and cast spells to win his way through to the end of his journey . |
| 2 | Yet as those who have had families know , raising any children is an activity which causes considerable problems , and given the full support of social services , short term care and essential back-up facilities services , most parents are able to cope and derive considerable fulfilment from their achievements . |
| 3 | Some of these children , if they were given this attention over a two year period , could overcome this and go into the secondary school able to cope and take their place alongside the other children , and this is desperately important . |
| 4 | Even if the quarrel is not started by you at all , you will be less able to cope and respond appropriately if you are already slightly under the weather . |
| 5 | In this service the middle classes — who might be able to afford private care — are admitted , and the burden of care falls on those least able to cope or argue their case . |
| 6 | The singer is expected to be able to realize and express the emotional and spiritual implications of what he is singing . |
| 7 | In reality , individuals may not be able to borrow and lend freely at a given interest rate . |
| 8 | Your own college library and local lending and reference libraries house a great deal of this ; you will be able to borrow or refer to the literature in these libraries . |
| 9 | ‘ See he 's able to breathe and do n't move him , ’ I said , to no-one in particular pulling off my hat before half-diving , half-crawling , into the upturned car . |
| 10 | The evidence which the Inquiry was able to gather and to consider indicated that the events had dislocated the constitutional arrangements for police accountability and that there now existed a need for a fundamental review of our police system . |
| 11 | When a pet cat has started scratching the fabric of a valuable chair , for example , or has begun to make messes on an expensive carpet , it would be helpful to be able to sprinkle or smear some hated odour there to keep the animal away . |
| 12 | They give us their advice on what they know about the voluntary sector , and they give us guidance and help , in fact , the meeting took place er , only two days ago , and absolutely invaluable to be able to sit and listen to people who 've spent their life in the voluntary sector working with some of the difficulties we do n't appreciate . |
| 13 | Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have . |
| 14 | Motorola Inc says it expects to have the first version of its hand-held personal communicator on the market by the end of this year : the device , internally code-named the Personal Messenger , will be Motorola 's first product from its alliance with General Magic Corp : the hand-held device will initially handle data only , but will be able to transmit and receive messages and electronic mail from all current electronic mail systems ; the target price is a hefty $2,000 . |
| 15 | ( e ) Conflicts of interest Where firms involved in an amalgamation have previously acted for clients who have been involved in litigation against each other , the amalgamated firm must not accept instructions to act for any of those clients unless they are able to erect and maintain effective " Chinese Walls " and : ( 1 ) none of the solicitors involved are professionally embarrassed by continuing to act ; ( 2 ) all the clients have given their consent ; ( 3 ) those clients have received full and frank independent advice before giving their consent ; and ( 4 ) such continuing to act can be shown to be in the best interests of the clients . |
| 16 | In addition to being good teachers able to motivate their students they are also expected to be able to plan and present a scheme of work , write a syllabus with clear aims and objectives . |
| 17 | The primate house has been a key stage in the zoo 's development and we have been able to plan and equip the house and enclosure to the very highest standards , pooling animal management expertise and design ideas . |
| 18 | For your chance to win , take the ‘ corner ’ to the Schwartz stand , where you 'll be able to taste and buy the Schwartz Seasonings featured in our recipes as well as other new ranges and Authentic Mix Cook-in sauces . |
| 19 | I now realize what a great honour it is to have this Presidential Chain bestowed on me and I trust that I will be able to uphold and fulfil my obligations as President , particularly when I reflect upon the contributions made by my predecessors . |
| 20 | so as long as we 've got a date by Saturday he can go and do it , if we still have n't got a date he wo n't be able to go and do it |
| 21 | In half an hour Rachaela would be able to go and sit with her . |
| 22 | And I was able to go and talk to her in Washington , and , and really feel that history was coming alive . |
| 23 | And I was able to go and shop without everybody else helping . |
| 24 | We never used to be able to go and play anywhere take this one with you . |
| 25 | The squadron 's pub in Cambridge was known as The Bun Shop which , many years before , had been a bakery where undergraduates were able to go and buy alcohol as well as buns . |
| 26 | plus you have n't got the convenience of being able to go and get in your car |
| 27 | It was a joy to be able to go and have a bath every night you know to just run the water and find it came out hot , it was absolutely marvellous |
| 28 | However , he recovered , and following the siege of Worcester had the great joy of being able to go and see his friends at Kidderminster once again . |
| 29 | I do miss Rosa , and I am not able to go and see her because she is being looked after by my friend , Bill Purves at Clove Lodge , the next farm to Low Birk Hatt . |
| 30 | Be nice when you 'll be able to go and pick your own strawberries again ! |