Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | we , I was able to compare our costs for design at Hounslow just er in the , just er south of Rug Rugby . |
| 2 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |
| 3 | ‘ But any day soon we hope that visitors will be able to see her kittens at play . ’ |
| 4 | In half an hour we shall not be able to see our hands in front of our faces . |
| 5 | Single mothers and those with mental illnesses are the least likely to be able to establish their rights without government help . |
| 6 | INDEPENDENT firms will not be able to sell their versions of car parts such as panels , windscreens , bumpers and lights if plans by the EC Commission become law , it emerged yesterday . |
| 7 | Tony said he did not feel the need to come to see the therapist again , as he felt that he would now be able to tackle his difficulties without support . |
| 8 | Maths tuition can be tailored to the needs of people budgeting for the family groceries , learning to measure and switching over to metrication or simply those wanting to be able to help their children with maths homework . |
| 9 | Odysseus was able to escape her wiles by virtue of a magic herb , moly , given him by HERMES . |
| 10 | Returning to England she was able to put her principles of movement teaching into practice with Molly accompanying her on the piano . |
| 11 | She also had been able to put her feelings on hold as she concentrated on the problems facing her . |
| 12 | and so sometimes the , the calls do seem unreasonable but you should n't get cross , and when you go and see them sometimes you realize why they 're anxious because something that might seem quite trivial to you they might know somebody who had similar symptoms and it actually turned out to be meningitis or something so you 're then able to put their minds at rest . |
| 13 | The staff are well informed and able to give you details in English about such things as transport and accommodation . |
| 14 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 15 | Those who opted for the unit trust — the South and East Asia Growth Trust — would have been able to realise their holdings for cash at about 98 per cent of Drayton Asia . |
| 16 | Dissident Colorados had also been instrumental in securing the passage , by a majority of one , of a proposal that the President should not be able to transfer his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces . |
| 17 | ‘ Mind you , ’ he added fairly , ‘ doctors are able to get their hands on poison more easily than most of us . ’ |
| 18 | He may not be able to see the political and general interest wood for the specialist trees , and there is a sense in which there are obviously dangers of that kind erm and the generalist has always taken the view that it 's for the specialist to be able to explain his problems in language which , after all , politicians who take the final decisions will have to be able to understand . |
| 19 | She had courage , and with the help of her union was able to take her employers to court . |
| 20 | But Lynch believes his church is like a large boat which should be able to take his views on board . |
| 21 | Craig was able to say his thanks in church while I was languishing in bed with tonsillitis . |
| 22 | To be able to print your designs on paper , you will need a dot matrix , ink jet or laser printer . |
| 23 | This new equipment will be more automated than Abbey Hill , so the frigates will be able to bring their defences into action more quickly , without waiting for human operators to analyse the danger . |
| 24 | Each night he would be more red-eyed , hardly able to drag his feet with tiredness , his face caked white with lime , lime in his eyes and ears and nostrils , his throat dry , lime thick through his hair and clothes and when he sat down to the table he felt as if he were eating lime . |
| 25 | As the meeting convened by Edwin Kerr and Sir Kenneth Berrill in January 1973 discovered , much discussion of the DipHE revolved around such questions as when students on college DipHE courses would be able to make their decisions about training for teaching , and differences for the training of primary and secondary teachers . |