Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , adjustment via the exchange rate was not able to compensate adequately for long-term changes in competitive conditions . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's the combination and chemistry of two people , and not a question of one person being able to shag solidly for three hours , ’ said a cohabiting 25-year-old sales executive . |
| 3 | RNAS non-rigid airships , able to stay aloft for many hours and send down reports by wireless , did important work on patrol and convoy escort , many times directing British destroyers into contact with the enemy 's U-boats . |
| 4 | Banks were able to bid aggressively for wholesale deposits and to take in funds in return for the issue of certificates of deposit . |
| 5 | One of the Bosian evacuees who was treated at hospital in Oxford has been told he wont be able to return home for several months . |