Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb mod] [be] able to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you may be able to partially retire and start drawing part of your pension — then draw your full pension when you stop work completely . |
| 2 | If the level of this is set too high , there may be an adjuster which controls it , or you may be able to simply bend the float arm down to the correct level . |
| 3 | I 'm not sure that I can — well — that I 'd be able to — " |
| 4 | She saw Edouard first — she had positioned herself so that she would be able to . |
| 5 | ‘ But is n't the main thing that she should be able to milk cows , churn good butter , value animals and direct farm workers ? ’ |
| 6 | Erm I have no doubt in my own mind that you would be able to erm launch into this without any problem because of your experience . |
| 7 | Appropriate action must take place at once — you are dealing with realities , not wish-fulfilment , so you should be able to be sympathetic but firm . |
| 8 | There is a possibility that we will be able to book Colin Garratt 's new show for some time in the spring , but I am awaiting information as to when the new show will be launched . |
| 9 | providing , and you 've been living off capital in that way , and and and I 'm not prepared to do that , but I do think there is strong case for borrowing , er , providing it 's kept in in that in in er er under control at this time , and borrowing , I may feel that we will be able to be in a much better position to take our capital receipts and use them advantageously in the future . |
| 10 | The gain for The Law Society is that they will be able to certificate solicitors who have undertaken further training entitling them to rights of audience in the higher courts . |
| 11 | The buyer will be entitled to damages only and he will still have to pay the purchase price of the computer , although he may be able to set-off a sum representing the damages . |
| 12 | There were even advantages in that he might be able to ‘ manage ’ the affair better from the inside . |
| 13 | Erm and accepting that would mean er obviously an increase in rent and perhaps changes in that lease er in order that he would be able to er to invest that money . |
| 14 | I will be able to do what and , law which is what I want , and I 'll be able to practice it in Scotland erm , which is something that I think 's really , really good ! |
| 15 | " I doubt if I 'll be able to . " |
| 16 | God knows if I 'll be able to post this before the Jungle starts . |
| 17 | I du n no if I 'll be able to I du n no if I wan na tomorrow or not . |
| 18 | And you will be able to , y y you , your tax revenue will rise because you 've got a group that is rich . |
| 19 | And she should be able to . |
| 20 | She loved Roman with all her heart and soul , and she doubted if she would be able to even look at another man for the rest of her life . |
| 21 | If you 're out there , JC , thanks for years of great paddling and if the moulds or plugs are still around perhaps fashion will come full circle and we 'll be able to by JCs again someday . |
| 22 | Right and we 'll be able to dummy this one will we ? |
| 23 | And if we do so we might call ourselves a nomadic and pastoral people of the transcendent ; and we shall be able to pasture our thoughts like the flocks of the nomads . |
| 24 | I think there should be a public enquiry and everybody should be able to be represented and put their own views . |
| 25 | If you want to try acupuncture , ask your vet and he should be able to ‘ point ’ you in the right direction ! |
| 26 | At the moment she could not remember which day this was , but she might be able to if she thought about it . |
| 27 | Users will not be forced to take up object-oriented features if they do n't want to , but they will be able to can add bits of object-oriented programming as they wish , and insulate existing Cobol programs by making an object out of an existing data structure . |
| 28 | A any photocopying that needs to be done in great bulk , erm get quotes , and let the company pay for it rather than you paying for it and then pay you back , because I might be able to for instance get an account thingy somewhere |
| 29 | All of this is clearly to the benefit of purchasers , including wholesalers and retailers as well as manufacturers , since they will be able to chose a supplier from anywhere in the Community without restriction . |
| 30 | I doubt very much whether you 'll be able to interest Rosella Foria in such a theory . ’ |