Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 2 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 3 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 4 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 5 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 6 | Oh I wo n't be able to get it for the following day . |
| 7 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |
| 8 | The seventeen pensioners who were able to join us for the annual get-together enjoyed themselves immensely and are already looking forward to next year 's trip ! |