Example sentences of "being able [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even the happiness Mother and Father felt at being able to live together under the same roof at last was tinged with sadness , because they both liked Stainmore very much and would have preferred to stay in the area . |
| 2 | Curbishley then won the 300 metres in equally convincing fashion , being able to ease off down the home straight once she was assured of victory , but still shaving a second off the record in 42.2 secs . |
| 3 | Today 's motorists like the idea of being able to drive in without an appointment , see menu pricing and have the job done quickly in the evening or the weekend . |
| 4 | ‘ And would n't it be fun having three legs and being able to go round in a circle like the Isle of Man flag ? ’ |
| 5 | For the first few weeks I enjoyed being able to go out at the weekends , to buy trendy clothes and other things that I did not really need or appreciate . |
| 6 | Have the flexibility of being able to shop around for the best possible deals and get the best professional advice ; |
| 7 | You would have to know my typewriter to appreciate fully the luxury of being able to hop about in a text making alterations , counting the words at a touch of a button and running off endless perfect copies . |
| 8 | summer , giving myself the immeasurable luxury of being able to start early from the hotel , still burping porridge and bacon , and return to a hot dinner , a steaming bath and a cosy bar full of fellow hill-walkers . |
| 9 | The special treatment that concessions represent removes from older people the dignity associated with being able to function independently without the need for subsidy or support . |
| 10 | Mr Rodger Bell QC , for Mr Bewick , suggested that his client had a ‘ bee in his bonnet ’ about surgeons being able to work anywhere at a drop of a hat . |
| 11 | er and of course I 've known Walter for years but I do n't know his wife , I 've never met his wife and of course not being able to get out into the street now , I should get out for about two years after I lost my husband and then I got this er awful pain nobody knows unless they have it er this arthritis in my knees , you see , and erm and then I found that it was too much for me to er otherwise I used to walk up to the post box road and I used to count the steps , three hundred and something steps there and three hundred and something back , you see , and to the front door , you see , but I , I ca n't do it now but I have with help and I went out last year with er Mrs and er twice we went to Dulwich which I enjoyed and so did she and the last time we went to and er we had our lunch and we went to see my cousins at West Suffolk and and , and then came home again , you see , and that 's the only time I went out last year and usually I used to go to for a day and I am hoping that if I , I am hoping , well you can only hope , that I might perhaps go so out one Sunday , once , just once in the , you see , because er , th that 's when when you 're old you 've got to keep , you 've got to hope for something |
| 12 | Er , and all in all , it was quite er it 's quite it was quite an experience , er er to have seen er this this er this police er er baton charge , er and er we were fortunate enough in in being able to get out of the way . |
| 13 | By raising and lowering the handle it is possible to follow the contours of the shape , and though this can also be said of a normal chisel , I enjoyed being able to concentrate solely on the chisel edge , as if whittling . |
| 14 | Being able to come up with a strong hook in a bass line can make a song . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | That means no skimping on preparation of the car , sufficient spares , full back-up and everything else that goes into being able to run competitively against the likes of Bertie Fisher and Kenny McKinstry . |
| 17 | As far as Wales are concerned , the feeling afterwards was a sense of relief for being able to throw back at the French everything their opponents threw at them and a mood of confidence that their hard work is slowly paying dividends . |
| 18 | Alan Bleakley tells of some very fruitful rituals including working with archetypal images which have taken place at various stone circles in Cornwall where individuals were considerably helped by being able to tune in to the spirit of the place . |
| 19 | Labour supporters must be in despair at not being able to race away from the Tories in the run up to the election . |
| 20 | Kinnock improved his image most on being energetic and decisive but actually lost ground on being able to stand up to the USSR , reflecting perhaps the consequences of his ‘ dad 's army ’ interview with David Frost . |
| 21 | On being able to stand up to the USSR , Thatcher scored 80 per cent in the precampaign week , easing to 79 per cent in the last fortnight of the campaign . |