Example sentences of "able [to-vb] on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It soon became apparent to Lily that the wife and the young man were in the midst of an affaire , which by secret signs and language they seemed able to carry on during the journey . |
| 2 | During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living . |
| 3 | The Minister warned : ‘ He may be able to carry on in the job but he can not do so effectively . |
| 4 | Otherwise you would n't be able to carry on behind the Führer 's back . |
| 5 | In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive . |
| 6 | ‘ Against the odds , Simon was able to play on after the interval and was an instrumental part of our fight-back . |
| 7 | By holding on to that possession , the people of this country would be able to hold on to the banners of freedom . |
| 8 | By doing this the work of the council is expedited and the officers of the council are able to get on with the instructions of the committee without waiting for confirmation by the council of the decisions of the committee . |
| 9 | If there was trouble he 'd have to spend the rest of the day putting it down and would n't be able to get on with the arms search at all . |
| 10 | It can he useful to recap on the action you want taken after putting on pressure : ‘ If I call talk about it today , then I 'll be able to get on with the project — if I ca n't , the project is going to have to he delayed . |
| 11 | ( a ) ‘ If I can talk about it today , then I 'll be able to get on with the project — if I ca n't , the project is going to have to be delayed . |
| 12 | Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have . |