Example sentences of "and he [modal v] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chuck is on the other end o' the rope , and he 'll be able tae hold it firm while we climb back . ’ |
| 2 | Bill should be home soon , and he 'll be able to hear it too . ’ |
| 3 | Another thing against it if he 'll get three ca , he 'll have wo , his on the drive and he 'll be able to park two cars on ours . |
| 4 | If only John Postlethwaite would go away things could return to normal and he might be able to get some money as a special case in view of the emergency and the delicate state of politics . |
| 5 | Today I met someone — an Englishman — who has lived here for ages ( apart from the War years , of course ) and he may be able to help me . |
| 6 | and he may be able to see you then . |
| 7 | His knowledge of classical music was very comprehensive — you only had to sing him a snatch of any symphony or concerto and he would be able to identify it immediately , but this is n't sufficient to get you up there in front of a hundred or more qualified musicians and be able to lead them into the opening bars of Beethoven 's 5th , or even the Warsaw Concerto . |
| 8 | On his return to England he had hoped that Maisie and he would be able to marry , but on October 1 he was posted to 36 Squadron at Seletar on Singapore Island — and sadly , the plans for a wedding had to be deferred . |
| 9 | He decided to telephone her over the weekend , by which time the case could be finished and he would be able to invite her to dinner with reasonable hope that they would be uninterrupted . |
| 10 | ‘ That would give him more confidence and he would be able to establish himself in the side . ’ |
| 11 | If you want to try acupuncture , ask your vet and he should be able to ‘ point ’ you in the right direction ! |
| 12 | And he should be able to claim some success for British ideas , too . |
| 13 | ‘ The Italian League season has a three-week break over Christmas and he should be able to come back after that . |
| 14 | I shall see the representative later and he should be able to tell me whether Len has a case or not . |
| 15 | Yes , that faced the dock , and in case of fire or any emergency , he used to always be there and he 'd be able to see it . |
| 16 | And he must be able to put on an American accent . |
| 17 | The buyer may have wanted the computer to expand his business and he will be able to claim the resulting loss in profits , provided the seller knew or should have known of this ; that is , it was in the reasonable contemplation of the parties . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I suppose one hopes the day will come when he will be so old his urges and fantasies will leave him and he will be able to conduct himself without these things having the effect they do . ’ |