Example sentences of "[modal v] be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | The church should be able to respond to these urgent needs more effectively than any other group and provide clear leadership . |
| 2 | And yet that only should be able to stimulate dreams , create anxiety . |
| 3 | With a little practice you should be able to brew 40 pints of good cheap beer in less than three hours ' work . |
| 4 | Strange , thought Bramble , that such an apparently dithery old lady should be able to look at you like that . |
| 5 | If you have trouble in finding exactly the same varieties , you local nursery should be able to suggest some good alternatives . |
| 6 | You should be able to obtain snake-barks from Hillier nurseries ( Winchester ) Ltd , Ampfield House , Ampfield , Nr Romsey , Hants SO51 9PA . |
| 7 | You should be able to find it in gardening books listed as Glechoma hederacea ‘ Variegate ’ , or Nepeta hederacea ‘ Variegata ’ . |
| 8 | Many garden centres also now sell unglazed terracotta versions of rope-twist tiles , and your local centre should be able to order some for you . |
| 9 | The pilot should be able to feel the geometric lock operating just after the airbrakes are flush with the wing surface . |
| 10 | But even in the least conducive conditions , with no wind , you should be able make a properly held-off touch down within about two fuselage lengths of your chosen spot . |
| 11 | You should be able to go into turns and make centring movements without having to refer to the slip ball , yaw string , or ASI . |
| 12 | If you suffer badly from these symptoms , go and see your doctor who should be able to help . |
| 13 | The amount that you are assessed to pay is based on what you should be able to afford to take out as a loan . |
| 14 | If the builder encounters some unforeseen work do n't panic , but you must advise the Environmental Health Officer immediately ; they should be able to assist with additional finance if they are giving you a grant . |
| 15 | Such people should be able to fight well from a lagging position . |
| 16 | If he was still himself , he should be able to face it . |
| 17 | How anything physical — a brain - should be able to support a mental life is beyond the reach not only of our science but of our imagination . |
| 18 | First , we should be able to explain a relatively large set of observations in terms of a much smaller set of more general theoretical principles . |
| 19 | The doctor may provide a leaflet explaining how to register the death and should be able to advise where to do so . |
| 20 | You should be able to get copies of these codes of practice by telephoning your local British Gas office or electricity company , or by calling in at the nearest showroom . |
| 21 | Your local social services department should be able to advise you about help which it may provide or know about . |
| 22 | Your family doctor should be able to put you in touch with community health services . |
| 23 | You should be able to buy these books at a bookshop or borrow them from a library . |
| 24 | Age Concern considers that an individual should be able to make statements about their future life circumstances , health care and the like in addition to financial aspects , and would therefore wish to see Enduring Powers of Attorney extended to cover other areas . |
| 25 | Age Concern also believes that general practitioners should be able to provide information about their services , and that there should be increased health promotion and preventive screening provided by general practices . |
| 26 | If you want to try acupuncture , ask your vet and he should be able to ‘ point ’ you in the right direction ! |
| 27 | should be able to teach English 99 . ’ |
| 28 | The intention is that students of elaborate structures in language should be able to construct them as well as receive and consume them , if only to achieve a better understanding of how poems are made . |
| 29 | In the second category , general civil cases , parties should be able to choose their own lawyers because the interests of justice would be inherently less likely to fetter the client 's right of choice . |
| 30 | It is a matter of judgement whether Canada , Australia and Japan should be able to dispose of their own PCBs . |