Example sentences of "be able [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no point in reading quickly , however , unless you are able at the same time to take in the meaning of what you are reading . |
| 2 | Whether senior buyers are able at the same time to exercise an influencing and decision making role will depend on organisational factors . |
| 3 | I have noticed this during the last two or three days that I have been sitting here , being able for the first time in this House , to see the faces of my old associates , I have admired the way in which they have cheered to keep their spirits up , and I have admired those who have done that knowing — knowing — that only a few weeks , possibly , remain , before the place that knows them now will know them no more . |
| 4 | In 1989 , however , the University allocated the VanDyck Gallery in Park Row to the Collection and the following year , which by a happy coincidence marked its 40th anniversary , the Theatre Collection was able for the first time to mount an exhibition in its own Gallery . |
| 5 | He held his head defiantly lifted , as if he wished no man to see him in dejection ; somehow I felt the gesture very characteristic , and was able for the first time to recognize his arrogance . |