Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to circumstances beyond our control , we were not able to proceed with any work on Glenburrell Bridge . |
| 2 | I hope you will be able to arrange for some assistance , possibly by including the burial ground in your Grounds Maintenance contract . |
| 3 | Er , some some translations will put it tha that , that a , that a great storm blew up , but he word that is originally used there is the wi i , conveys the idea that this is no ordinary storm , this is just a , a sudden squall that has blown and in a , in a short while will blow itself out again , but it 's a strong word that 's used here , a word that would , that would denote a whirlwind or a tempest , something above and beyond the ordinary course of events that these disciples , many of them experience fisherman , would have known and been able to cope without any problem . |
| 4 | The eventual measuring instrument must either be able to cope with such variations or have its own illumination from a stabilised power supply . |
| 5 | Sergeant Major , you 've been in the Army for about nigh on twenty years now , do you think that a soldier has to be able to cope with that sort of taunting and name calling when he 's on the streets of Belfast for example . |
| 6 | The hind was supposed to be able to cope with all tasks on the farm ; but an ambitious worker might endeavour to become an indispensable expert . |
| 7 | Many of us who take 7 hours or more may be able to cope with less sleep without feeling sleepy , given training , but only those of us who were sleeping more than we really " needed " to . |
| 8 | Unlike other European countries , Britain has no national network able to cope with another Zeebrugge or Hillsborough . |
| 9 | During the day he felt able to cope with any development , however disconcerting . |
| 10 | Your relationship is certainly not dominated by the man in your life ; you feel very positive about your sexuality , have no problems with leading the way in the bedroom and are well able to cope with any indiscretions in your marriage . |
| 11 | In such circumstances and , with the aid of the detachment technique ( see P.26 ) you will be able to cope with any situation which may arise . |
| 12 | Would you like to feel totally happy with yourself and able to cope with any situation without feeling inadequate ? |
| 13 | And so children have got to leave school able to cope with these changes , and this means that we have to develop self-reliance in them , and general abilities for living . |
| 14 | Because narrative is able to cope with these problems , it is often enlisted by the human mind to work through logically impossible situations . |
| 15 | I am confident that you will be able to cope with these issues in an effective way . |
| 16 | I think it was more , I thought if people would feel sorry for me , then I would n't be able to cope with this thing , like . |
| 17 | It is also crucial to ask whether the media are able to cope with this growth in information and whether they can do anything to counter the efforts of governments to manipulate it for their own ends . |
| 18 | The system should be able to cope at all times with the workload resulting from continuous operation of seven dedicated user terminals , and occasional use of two user terminals for simple enquiries and for examining portions of text . |
| 19 | At each stage of Tranmere 's rise up the Football League these past years you have asked the question : ‘ Will Steve Mungall be able to cope at this level ? ’ |
| 20 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |
| 21 | He did n't seem able to agree with this version of his people 's history . |
| 22 | Often the timbers were no more than columns of sort of dampish dust because they had n't been able to breathe in this kind of brick envelope . |
| 23 | I would add that if all the member states made the registration of their fishing vessels subject to residence or domicile requirements of the type laid down in the United Kingdom Act , nationals of other member states established in the United Kingdom would not even be able to carry on any fishing activity under any flag , because they would not be entitled to fly the flag of any member state . |
| 24 | ‘ From now on , the infant will be reared as I explained , and not for at least twenty years will we be able to report in much detail on the results of our investigations , although preliminary papers will be published in the professional press from time to time . |
| 25 | There is one other point , although erm you know , it 's good that they are in the er areas which the tenants er , live so it 's er not very difficult for tenants to come and see their councillors but er er , there is a difficulty at times when er the er air the housing manager has to ring around to get the er members , who are able to sit on that panel and sometimes that is difficult because we have just three members and sometimes they ca n't all fit in the , whereas when you have a larger group if one member ca n't attend , there 's invariably sufficient there to be able to come to a decision so I think that that 's on the other side of the balance sheet . |
| 26 | I would n't be able to sit in this room talking without someone 's hand up my back , moving my mouth for me . ’ |
| 27 | You may be affluent enough , in space as well as money , to be able to indulge in such fancies — and run the great risk of finding , in a year or two , that your early triumph turns to sad disappointment . |
| 28 | When a regional secretary , acting on the advice of the solicitor , indicates that a case can not be won , and terminates legal assistance under rule twenty seven , should the member be able to appeal against that decision ? |
| 29 | How serious are you about being able to retire with some dignity and being able to continue doing the things you 've always wanted to er the things you 've been able to enjoy doing but you 'll have to give up . |
| 30 | So that although these are er fairly different relatives in terms of bacteria it 's striking that the ETEC organism has been able to acquire in some way almost exactly the same gene that 's present in choleri . |