Example sentences of "able [verb] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |
| 2 | Now , a quarter of a century after that first opening , Mr Smythe has been able to work for the good of the trade which has brought him travel , skill , and national recognition . |
| 3 | A person who is mentally handicapped is just as much a member of society as anyone else and , like anyone who possesses a disability or impairment , is entitled not only to the same rights and services as society as a whole , but also to special needs and facilities which Britain , as a relatively affluent nation , should be able to provide for the care of disadvantaged people . |
| 4 | If the new sector colleges were able to apply for the use of those premises it could jeopardise the adult ethos and character of the provision and would subsequently deny many adults their first step back into education . |
| 5 | By proposing this ingenious but patently artificial contrivance , Friedman was able to account for the non-neutrality of money in the short run . |
| 6 | Clearly models of passive margin evolution must be able to account for the development of these upwarps . |
| 7 | Mr. Edminson refers also to many of today 's lady golfers as being professional ladies earning good salaries and who are therefore well able to pay for the privilege of playing golf two or three times a week . |
| 8 | Thankfully , the damage was minimal and she was able to return to barracks knowing that the Battalion Welfare Fund would be able to pay for the cost of the necessary repairs . |
| 9 | ( It would clearly be a mistake to spend it all at once and then not be able to advertise for the rest of the year . ) |
| 10 | Some companies have successfully trained teams of staff based across the country who are able to speak for the company on everything but board level decisions . |
| 11 | In the three days since his interview with the Bishop he had scarcely been able to speak for the bitterness of his blighted hopes . |