Example sentences of "they [be] able [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of the word ‘ lazy ’ here does not imply that those animals are indolent or inefficient but rather that their specialisation is so finely tuned and successful that they are able to spend a great deal of their daily lives sitting , gazing and sleeping . |
| 2 | Generally , banks earn larger profits from long-term loans than from short-term loans as they are able to charge a higher interest rate on long-term loans . |
| 3 | They are able to form a good relationship with their foster parents and they have the advantages of remaining in a normal setting , going to school , making friends and generally participating in the life of the neighbourhood . |
| 4 | Institutions are viewed as expressions of collective purposes which maintain vitality so long as they are able to maintain a clear sense of purpose . |
| 5 | They are able to offer a wide range of subjects and courses . |
| 6 | They are clearly attracted by the knowledge that they are able to buy a public house for at least 50 per cent to 60 per cent less than in the hectic days of 1989/90 . |
| 7 | This is because they are able to attract a wide range of able , graduate-level entrants ; they expect to ( and do ) lose a significant number of those but have the ability to retain the ones that they see as candidates to fill their senior management positions . |
| 8 | It was to be more than five years before they were able to lead a normal married life . |
| 9 | This morning they were able to claim a small victory when the contractors turned away without doing the work . |
| 10 | They were able to take a high line , look impressive , cut a dash — on the cheap . |
| 11 | Although their procedures were almost identical to those employed by Mercier and Baker ( 1985 ) , they were able to demonstrate a total abolition of latent inhibition in subjects given S1-S2 pre-exposure . |
| 12 | By pooling their respective resources , plus help from the bank , they were able to acquire a 15-year lease on a small factory and purchase enough equipment to enable them to commence production . |
| 13 | They were able to pull a heavy tow rope on board . |
| 14 | They are happier now , for by conserving and converting the existing buildings they were able to achieve a higher percentage of floor space than if they had built anew . |
| 15 | As they stood there looking east they were able to discern a small buzzing winged shape heading towards them over the immense Capability Brown park . |
| 16 | A number of rarer departures from Mendel 's laws were found , and in each case they were able to find a corresponding abnormality in the chromosomes , of precisely the kind required to explain the genetic findings . |
| 17 | The Liberal Democrats supported Tories on a raft of issues , not least on reform of trades union law — and if they were able to exercise a restraining influence on a minority Labour government they would not hesitate to do so . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , they were soon moved to different duties , but before doing so they were able to train a third person , a Sergeant , who has since carried on the work . |
| 19 | Eventually they were able to obtain a small site in Bourdon Road , off Elmers End Road , not far from the old Oak Grove Road depôt and built a temporary sub-station using second-hand equipment . |