Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their activism is now able to sustain itself independently of the lives , dreams and aspirations of the majority of blacks from whose experience they derive their authority to speak . |
| 2 | At a fair distance , and without being able to see them clearly in the encroaching dusk , they seemed a friendly lot and we yelled back . |
| 3 | ‘ Someone who may be able to lead me right to the heart of the operation , ’ he said softly . |
| 4 | Legge really stabilized the Philharmonia 's finances and was able to engage you permanently with the orchestra in 1949 as a result of money from the Maharaja of Mysore . |
| 5 | When any aircrew came raging in to inform us that our optimistic prediction of clear , moonlit skies and baby cumulus had in fact turned out to be 10/10ths stratus on the deck , we were able to wave them airily in the direction of Messrs Coutts , Stark and Coleman and say , ‘ You 'll have to talk to them ! ’ |
| 6 | Emily had been able to look them straight in the eye even then and say that Nan would cause no trouble . |
| 7 | I shall be able to hear everything perfectly through the tube . |
| 8 | There will be another person with you constantly during the session — one in whom you have confidence and who will be able to guide you gently into the appropriate altered state of mind . |
| 9 | There is only one reservation : should Miss Jade bear a daughter , can Mr Jagger guarantee that he will in future years be able to keep her away from the attentions of his bass ( sic ) colleague , Mr William Wyman ? |
| 10 | The mountains of my youth were able to influence me only through the back window of a Ford Anglia , as we drove north for camping holidays in the rain . |
| 11 | A solicitor in divorce law or conveyancing will not deal with the music business on a day-to-day basis and he or she will not be able to advise you fully on the terms of a music industry agreement . |
| 12 | As the group grew to 2,000 people I still knew the key people and was able to approach them even in the latter days when I was one of many . ’ |
| 13 | Banning unofficial action will put individual workers entirely at the mercy of unscrupulous employers who will be able to dismiss them selectively on the slightest pretext , without any right of appeal . ’ |
| 14 | Thanks very much indeed Pat , and erm that brings me to the end of the lunch time phone in , in fact , the end of my stint on the lunch time phone in , because on Monday Bill will be back ; Bill Heine , so you 'll be able to join him just after the twelve o'clock news . |
| 15 | In 1945 Ramsey became its Secretary and because of her past experiences was able to throw herself wholeheartedly into the work . |