Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you 've got to be able to enjoy something with a bit of speed , excitement and controlled danger . ’ |
| 2 | Your doctor may be able to recommend an osteopath or chiropractor , or you may be able to find one through a friend or in the Yellow Pages . |
| 3 | In the words of a single 19-year-old trainee pilot : ‘ In an ideal world you 'd be able to meet someone at a bus-stop , go for a drink , take them home and bonk their brains out — and then go home to your girlfriend for dinner . ’ |
| 4 | And you can then also couple between keyboards so that if you want to you can play the sounds from this keyboard on the lower one by coupling the two together and making them work as a pair , but that removes the inde independency of being able to set one against the other . |
| 5 | I shall never be able to look anyone in the eye again . |
| 6 | We wo n't be able to afford one for a couple of years yet . |
| 7 | I doubt I 'd have been able to hear anything from the gallery . ’ |
| 8 | On a large site pupils will not be able to cover everything in the time available , so pupils can be divided into groups and instructed to investigate different topics or features . |
| 9 | At the same time , using retaliatory import tariffs and other protective measures , the Dutch government was able to give something of a boost to a number of Dutch industries which had previously been weak or languishing . |
| 10 | The matrix therefore represents the cross references between what is seen and the constructs that come to be applied in making sense of the experience and , by recording these , it is able to illuminate something of a person 's way of thinking and responding . |
| 11 | He had no idea that he would ever be able to do anything about the predicament . |
| 12 | It gets very tiring jutting your chin out , standing tall and being able to lick anyone in the house if you have nobody to do it to . |
| 13 | You will send all your senior managers for the entire week of the event , and dole out shorter visits to deserving underlings , either those with long service records or those who might be able to learn something to the company 's advantage . |
| 14 | Plumber 's snakes can be hired , though might be a tool worth owning — you may be able to improvise something from a length of net curtain wire with a hook at the end . |
| 15 | He signalled to the waitress , then said : ‘ If you change your mind we might be able to get something at the airport . ’ |
| 16 | It 's not a matter of distancing yourself , I would stress that — cricket is a very emotional game which stays with you long after the hours of play — but it is a matter of being able to get everything into a context . |
| 17 | Nor do I think they will be able to charge anything like the premium they used to ; in fact , it 's debatable whether they 'll be able to charge a premium at all . ’ |