Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At auction the purchaser may have been able to acquire the site at a marginal figure above the next highest bid . |
| 2 | She had n't been able to read the signature at the bottom of the page , and that seemed wrong , somehow . |
| 3 | But most of all he must be a tactical genius able to out-manoeuvre the opposition at a moment 's notice . |
| 4 | respondents are able to assemble the information at a time convenient to them ; |
| 5 | Sarah was officially crowned by Keith Brundish , junior vice-president of Alresford Rotary , who expressed appreciation at being able to hold the competition at the dance . |
| 6 | His research further showed that the participative , supportive supervisor who was transferred to a low-production unit was able to raise the performance at a fast rate . |
| 7 | Determining the sex of a sea-lion is hard when the sealion is on land , but keepers may be able to get a look at the baby underwater . |
| 8 | Perhaps they would be able to get a taxi at the station . |
| 9 | Erm , I think although members are n't concerned about the proceedings being tape recorded , the officers may be , in terms of you being able to produce a recording at a later date of what we actually say , which may be at variance with the minutes . |
| 10 | They may receive feedback from those to whom they are willing and able to show the text at a draft stage . |
| 11 | With growth rates for technical and scientific Unix solutions rising by up to 30% a year , SGI is still able to cock a snoot at the commercial world with impunity for the present : ‘ we want our systems to make money , not count money , ’ says SGI president and chief executive officer , Ed McCracken . |