Example sentences of "able [to-vb] up [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while , he was able to sit up in a chair , although he was still too weak to walk . |
| 2 | It notes that if Intel Corp were able to come up with a way to drive 3.8m transistors without frying the chip to a frazzle , Pentium would look pretty good . |
| 3 | Now we will be able to come up with a plan in response to the many issues raised . |
| 4 | In 1982 the Institute of Hydrology carried out trials on the Trannon , and in 1986 was able to come up with a number of constructive lessons to be learned from this sorry story . |
| 5 | This channel might be solid state but the crunch sounds quite natural , and experimenting with the various options on both channels I ca n't imagine many players not being able to come up with a sound which meets their particular requirements . |
| 6 | Even in the ‘ settled ’ areas , where the US and the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control ( UNFDAC ) have been active , efforts to eradicate opium by crop substitution have run into trouble for one simple reason : in 30 years , no one has been able to come up with a product as lucrative and easy to market as opium . |
| 7 | ‘ Thoroughbreds will always be able to catch up in a race over a long distance . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps we 'll be able to start up in a shop again , like we did at Silmour Street . ’ |
| 9 | He felt his way across the joists in front of him , got his legs free from the cupboard and was able to get up into a crouch , balancing on a joist , hands just above his head , holding on to rough , undressed wood . |