Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your own college library and local lending and reference libraries house a great deal of this ; you will be able to borrow or refer to the literature in these libraries . |
| 2 | ‘ When the weather gets warmer she will be able to go and practise on the piano in the home of the Misses Montague — we will let her know when this is possible . ’ |
| 3 | Not only are more and more people willing and able to go and look at the countryside , but the trend is towards more active recreational pursuits , involving the more extensive use of space and paralleled by an extension of the time spent there . |
| 4 | So if a girl does not feel able to go and ask for the Pill , or if she is reluctant to use it because she sees it as a health risk , the alternative may be to use nothing . |
| 5 | During his career , the Master of Stair showed himself to be willing and able to flow or turn with the prevailing political tide , changing sides as it suited his purpose or ambition . |
| 6 | My previous relationships have all been with women I 've been able to like and respect at the same time as I 've desired them . ’ |
| 7 | The KDPI were able to come and go across the frontier and through the no man 's land between the opposing armies with great freedom . |
| 8 | I 'll be able to come and go to the mortuary . |
| 9 | He shared with his wife Harriet a passion for fly-fishing and gardening and he made no secret of the fact that his years of retirement , when they were able to fish and garden to the full , were the happiest of his life . |
| 10 | At the end of the session , June Braithwaite said she had found it useful ; she had not needed to become hysterical , and he had not been able to leave and disappear into the kitchen . |
| 11 | He also assured the committee that he was a judge of moderate instincts whom they could trust to approach all issues with an open mind , and who was able to understand and sympathise with the tribulations of his fellow US citizens . |
| 12 | ‘ She 's very possessive , and I 'm afraid Suzie 's not mature enough to be able to understand or cope with the situation . ’ |
| 13 | Those inmates classed as illiterate were obliged to take a compulsory form of basic education , with the aim that they would at least be able to read and write by the time they were released . |
| 14 | Computers will be able to produce acceptable speech patterns and they will be able to recognise and react to the human voice . |
| 15 | Being able to live and sleep with the most desirable woman in the world would put an end to all the previous months and years of longing and loneliness . |
| 16 | I am not able to eat and talk at the same time , so I apologized to my neighbours for this . |
| 17 | It is also a living resource centre stocked with a range of information on the English language that is wider and more detailed than the contents of any one of its publications ( or anyone else 's publications ) , and able to adapt and respond to the requirements of the non-specialist language user . |
| 18 | I had thought it would be fun , but I had not expected to be able to rock 'n' roll by the end of the evening . |
| 19 | Dissatisfied people will then be able to query or appeal against the valuation if necessary . |