Example sentences of "be able say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millions poured on to the streets of London on 29 July 1981 to be able to say they were there on the day , to tell their children and grandchildren what it was like . |
| 2 | John o' Groats is commonly but wrongly regarded as the most northerly tip of the country and because of this popular misconception attracts many visitors , most of whom come for no better reason than to be able to say they have been there and , having satisfied this ambition , turn round and return south . |
| 3 | ‘ At least we shall be able to say we 've seen the Temple of Quetzalcoatl , the Street of the Dead , and the great Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon . ’ |
| 4 | Then she thought of the Brownie Promise and the Brownie Law and the Brownie Motto , all of which she knew by heart and had often said aloud when riding along the country lanes , so that she would be able to say them if the wonderful day should come for her to join a Brownie Pack . |
| 5 | Here in the mountains you wo n't be able to stay still long , and you 'll never be able to say you feel bored ! |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you wo n't be able to say you do n't know the play , ’ returned Iain McWhirter , with another nasal chortle . |
| 7 | I just want to be able to say I 've done it , that 's all . ’ |
| 8 | They would n't be able to say I was having sex with you then , not if you were n't here . |
| 9 | Interviewed by Central TV 's documentary ‘ The Acid Test ’ , Chester declared that ‘ You can not possibly , by observing diatoms , be able to say it is definitely due to power stations or to any other cause . |
| 10 | They shall not be able to say it . |
| 11 | They will be able to say it is ‘ our ’ money . |