Example sentences of "able [to-vb] them [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although all my aids had to work in unison , I had to really concentrate on being able to work them independently of each other . |
| 2 | Zimbabwe , which favours the legalization of trade in rhino and elephant products , is to store the horns in the hope of being able to sell them legally in due course . |
| 3 | They turn up on church doorsteps in inner London hoping that the Church will be able to help them out in some way . |
| 4 | Bosch will be able to buy them out in 1996 for 20.4 times average earnings per share in the previous three years up to a maximum of 394p . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're not going to be able to keep them out of this . |
| 6 | In a recent essay she claims to have had a strong sense of déjá-vu upon first reading theories of post-structuralism and postmodernism , for though she had never been able to articulate them clearly in conceptual form , she had discovered many of the concepts these theories present through writing fiction ( 1991a:165 ) . |
| 7 | Erm a fully mobile workable skeleton , and th it 's a deprived area of Nottingham and they 've apparently been able to teach them more with this skeleton over this past six months than than any other kids in the school . |
| 8 | For those leaving , we believe we have offered good separation terms , and we have , in many cases , been able to back them up with independent , professional job-counselling . |