Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if no one is around who can confirm a particular incident , if you are able to come up with details of surroundings and personalities of which you had no conscious memory , and if these are later proved to have been accurate , there is no real reason to suppose that a significant event was simply a figment of an over-active imagination . |
| 2 | When I retired four years ago , I decided I would like to help and encourage other people to paint , and hopefully get as much pleasure form the hobby as I do , and since that time I have been able to meet up with groups of friends and pass on to them the knowledge I have gained through the pages of your magazine . |
| 3 | But unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 4 | but unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 5 | Had Ross Brown been able to touch down on completion of his powerful break ( or Nick Penny been able to cleanly gather his pass ) off a Derrick Lee snipe after Scotland had levelled at 8-8 in the second half , then a steal might have materialised . |