Example sentences of "be able [to-vb] [adv prt] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This power derives , not from any superior individual or institutional competence , but from the strategically important role which these interests have been able to mark out for themselves in American society . |
| 2 | ‘ Please tell her I 'm sorry she 's ill — but that I 'm pleased to be able to stand in for her . ’ |
| 3 | just for mornings only he 'll be able to stick up for himself and that wo n't he ? |
| 4 | Being able to find out for oneself has a number of contributory sub-skills attached to it , and in planning resource-based programmes for our classes we must take into account such sub-skills so that we can give the chance for them to develop and mature . |
| 5 | Drawing on the verbal and musical skills of comedians and other performers who were established in theatre and the music hall , filmmakers were able to make up for their failure to develop indigenous styles of visual comedy , and to produce relatively cheap pictures that enjoyed genuine popularity . |