Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adj] [prep] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward was fortunate to be able to do only half his job and escape condemnation . |
| 2 | SGML is supposed to be able to do for document-based information what SQL did for proprietary databases . |
| 3 | He also believed , first , that France was unlikely to be able to secure an alliance with Britain ( because of the two countries ' disagreement about the Near East in 1840 ) ; second , that Britain might support Russia in the event of a Russian attack on the Ottoman Empire ( because of the Anglo-Russian discussions which had taken place in London in 1844 ) ; and third , that in any event he could count on the support of Austria ( because of the assistance he had rendered Vienna in putting down the Hungarians in 1849 ) . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Intel still denies that there is any delay in volume deliveries of the Pentium 80586 microprocessor for public consumption , but vendors briefed by the company have confirmed that , as we revealed a few weeks ago ( UX No 410 ) , the part at present needs a heat sink and a fan , and that Intel is unlikely to be able to ship in volume before the fourth quarter 1993 . |
| 5 | This year , once again , Mace is fortunate to be able to call on the services of Richard Lewis , National Director of Training at the Lawn Tennis Association , who will oversee the 12 selected tennis enthusiasts on the courts of Eton school , where the youngsters will reside during the week of 19th–25th July . |
| 6 | Clare was relieved to be able to share Bryony 's anger . |
| 7 | Charlotte was relieved to be able to say honestly , ‘ Actually , I 'm afraid you ca n't . ’ |