Example sentences of "he need [prep] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be areas of the garden which are specially suitable for the patient to work in : he needs to be able to reach the soil with his hands or tools without risking scratching himself on thorny plants or hitting his head or eyes on jutting or overhanging branches . |
| 2 | Once lying down , the patient may practise the movements needed to move into lying on his side and to get up out of bed : for these , he needs to be able to move his shoulder girdle , trunk and pelvis in isolation from each other . |
| 3 | True , he needs to be able to read a line on a green , or at least confirm the line into the hole , but getting the yardages right are of paramount importance . |
| 4 | For example , he needs to be able to identify himself and give personal facts about himself . |
| 5 | He needs to be able to ask factual questions concerning his environment ( time of buses or trains , finding his way about a city , etc ) and understand the answers to these questions . |
| 6 | He needs to be able to exchange ideas , express moods and emotions . |
| 7 | Mr Vernon Malcolm , managing director of the company which supplies parts for Nissan , said most of his employees were paid at least £3.40 an hour , but he needed to be able to set his own rates of pay rather than having them imposed by government . |