Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of his discoveries was originally thought by some to be wrong as no one was able to replicate it for nearly two years ; however , Fleischmann was eventually proved to be correct . |
| 2 | ‘ We should be able to track him for about half a mile , but with all these buildings we 'll be lucky to get two hundred yards . |
| 3 | We get one or two people who perhaps get er psychosis or paranoia from using it very regularly , but most people seem to be able to use it without too many difficulties , er amphetamines are probably the next most common drug , and that 's probably because it 's manufactured quite locally , er it 's quite easy to make , it 's quite cheap , and it 's very popular , particularly among the younger age group . |
| 4 | in order to get a better estimate of how accurately the clock works we need to be able to study it for much longer periods of time . |
| 5 | It is characteristic of Milton to wish his audience to see him as a writer familiar with highly regarded literary writing and able to employ it to more serious purpose than it had been previously . |