Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I shall never be able to look anyone in the eye again . |
| 3 | I doubt I 'd have been able to hear anything from the gallery . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He had no idea that he would ever be able to do anything about the predicament . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He signalled to the waitress , then said : ‘ If you change your mind we might be able to get something at the airport . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |