Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [det] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her arthritic knees have improved dramatically and she is able to perform most of the exercises with ease . |
| 2 | He is able to treat most of the situations and problems that arise in the course of everyday life as matters of routine . |
| 3 | The trains are so fast that the passengers complain about not being able to see any of the countries beautiful scenery . |
| 4 | And do n't forget that this year 's show includes a Vintage & Collectable section , where you will be able to see some of the instruments that until now have featured only in your dreams ! |
| 5 | Well no , but I would n't want to be able to replace these at the prices that these cost us , unless |
| 6 | Most of the students were able to answer most of the questions but , as you would expect , many of the viewers had one or more questions to which they could not remember the answer . |
| 7 | Rescue teams were able to reach some of the victims . |
| 8 | With a certain amount of care he may be able to resettle some of the monies which have been paid out to him . |
| 9 | At the time of writing I have not been able to hear any of the discs , but they include the first integral recording of the ten Mahler Symphonies complete sets of Brahms , Beethoven and Shostakovich , Stravinsky , Gershwin and Copland , plus concertos with Serkin , Stern and Francescatti . |
| 10 | In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display . |
| 11 | Through verbal mediation it is able to fix some of the criteria applied and something of the meaning extracted in the perception of art . |
| 12 | My job essentially was to introduce general management , and therefore I er , I was able to use many of the skills which I had acquired in I B M , but of course , I was also part of the Griffiths debate , here I 'm talking about Griffiths Two , not Griffiths One , I was implementing Griffiths One , which was general management , Griffiths Two was a community , the community debate , so I saw something , which I 'm certainly not allowed to quote , of the great debates that went on over the period of eighteen months before the eventual decision was made about community care . |
| 13 | There was no sign of Haines , no one had come with a list of grievances , and Harold was able to give some of the assurances that I had urged upon him before the first dinner . |
| 14 | Has the water been able to ease some of the worries and concerns in the camps ? |
| 15 | It would be interesting to be able to weigh these against the costs of over 34000 blood tests , pretest information , and more sophisticated analysis and counselling in those in whom the result of the test was positive . |
| 16 | I think they 'll have to recognize that it 's gon na be roll your sleeves up and we 're go we are n't gon na be able to do all of the things we wanted to do , and that 's the price we 're gon na have to pay . |
| 17 | First thing is that they would n't actually be able to do that for the reasons you 've stated . |
| 18 | You wo n't be able to do much in the fields , it 'll be far too wet for a week or two . |
| 19 | I do n't seem to be able to do any of the things she wants me to do . |
| 20 | Their language is a restricted code , so they will not be able to formulate and hence will not be able to understand many of the things which middle-class children can formulate and understand . |
| 21 | Mr Farrelly , a Democrat , entered office in 1986 amid the general expectation that he would be able to solve many of the islands ' problems . |
| 22 | Subjects were able to recall many of the junctions they had driven through , though the quality of this recall was variable . |
| 23 | After gaining her economics degree at Cambridge she had been well able to appreciate some of the problems he faced , and ask pertinent , relevant questions about the business . |
| 24 | Now did you , did you find that er were you ab were you able to repeat any of the biopsies and see whether in the er in the er group with the less vessels more , more vessels were er accumulating ? |
| 25 | ‘ We understand that Iran may be able to influence some of the groups in Lebanon , some of the groups who follow Islam , and the teachings of Ayatollah Khomeini . ’ |
| 26 | Being more affluent and therefore more mobile than their employees , farmers are still able to overcome many of the constraints imposed upon their socializing by remoteness and distance . |
| 27 | Opportunities for water sports are good on the island , and the RSM is able to get most of the soldiers on one short course , such as canoeing or diving , during the tour . |
| 28 | Even when Liz had come over for Mr Harding 's funeral , which had taken place just over a year ago , Laura had n't felt able to explain all of the difficulties she had faced . |
| 29 | All the arrangements for stay-behind agents in north-west Europe collapsed , but Dansey was able to charm most of the governments in exile in London into recruiting spies . |
| 30 | He had a clear , incisive mind and might be able to blow some of the cobwebs away so that she knew what to say to Amsterdam when the time came . |