Example sentences of "he [vb mod] to be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saying that he ought to be able to get through a closed door as easily as an open one , Swift is supposed to have left him standing on the doorstep . |
| 2 | Ramsay was in two minds as to whether it was wise to allow himself to be bottled up in the town when his place arguably was with the Regent ; but he decided that he might possibly play a more useful part here as Seton 's assistant — and he ought to be able to escape by boat , at night , if necessary . |
| 3 | I said " the words he ought to be able to spell " . |
| 4 | When the examiner picks up your script to look for question 5 , for example , he ought to be able to open the book at roughly the right place and find question 5 . |
| 5 | It may be argued on the one hand that where the owner of goods was under no tortious liability for their appearance on the occupier 's land , he ought to be able to retake them in any event , provided he does no injury to the premises or gives adequate security for making good any unavoidable injury . |
| 6 | ‘ Rincewind thinks he ought to be able to harness the lightning , ’ said the picture-imp , who was observing the passing scene from the tiny doorway of the box slung around Twoflower 's neck . |
| 7 | And of course when you was er was n't on guard duty at the f early evening , course there used to be used to pop into the Peel and have a couple of halves or some would have a pint and there was a chap in , in the Home , Home Guard he , he used to be able to play the piano so we used to have a singsong in there for a social , you know . |
| 8 | He used to be able to do it did n't he , old tap tap ? |
| 9 | He used to be able do all those , you know , er Stanley Holloway ? |