Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The darkness was so total that she wondered if they would even be able to proceed without the aid of a torch . |
| 2 | The Tindemans Report ( 1976 ) recommended a gradual approach towards EMU , and suggested that the countries able to proceed in the direction of monetary union should do so , and others should follow suit later when conditions became more favourable . |
| 3 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
| 4 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 5 | So a horse may be able to cope with the stress of injury or the stress of being isolated from other horses ; but if they both happen at the same time , the resulting stress and anxiety may be more than the horse can manage successfully . |
| 6 | By the age of 9 , children should be able to cope with the concept of about 1,000 years in time . |
| 7 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 8 | It will receive so many previously unknown stimuli that it will not be able to cope with the flood of messages it is receiving . |
| 9 | Unfortunately Laura was almost sure that even now , and despite every ounce of sophistication at her command , she still would n't be able to cope with the intrusion of Marissa Kenton into her husband 's life . |
| 10 | She had been able to cope with the sale of her house . |
| 11 | The reason is , of course , that a few computers will be able to cope with the task of detecting the lies , evasions , inconsistencies , and omissions in our tax returns more surely , and much more rap idly , than the flesh and blood calculators whom they are about to replace . |
| 12 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 13 | In 1986 , the London Waste Regulation Authority 's annual report stated that London and the commuter belt in the Home Counties would run out of local landfill space well before the end of the century , and counties south and south-west of London would not be able to cope with the burden of the capital 's rubbish . |
| 14 | The buyer also should be able to sue on the basis of breach of contract if the item is defective and fails to comply with implied terms such as those concerning merchantable quality and fitness for purpose . |
| 15 | Of course , I agree that the livestock information centre offers an excellent service , but I am not able to agree with the rest of his item . |
| 16 | They , along with a growing number of church ministries , are able to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit with notable success . |
| 17 | The regional administrator was able to report to the RHA at the end of the consultation period in November 1982 that ‘ there had not been much opposition to the proposed closures ’ . |
| 18 | Fortunately , the underground telephone system was undamaged and Andrew Houston was able to report to the surface on their circumstances and the results of the search . |
| 19 | Hari sighed , it was n't much to ask to be able to sit before the comfort of the fire and she was well aware of the frustration her mother must suffer lying in bed all day . |
| 20 | I was able to sit in the cockpit of many aircraft including the phantom , tornado , mig 21 , Hercules and buccaneer . |
| 21 | We begin by tracing the position before 1985 , when state agents were able to indulge in the practice of telephone-tapping without any direct legal authority . |
| 22 | His achievements as Labour leader have earned him respect and admiration , but he has not been able to appeal beyond the party in which he has made his life . |
| 23 | Only then were Geoffrey Downes and John Shaa able to go to the Chancery at Winchester on 6th July ; not until 1506 would the Goldsmiths physically possess the income from which the School was to be supported , when Thomas Fereby transferred the deeds of the property to the Company . |
| 24 | They would then be able to go to the City on their own , and not Thornton 's , terms . |
| 25 | Hendry was nowhere near his best in the afternoon session but with Wattana , who beat Jimmy White in the semi-finals also making mistakes , Hendry was able to go into the interval with a narrow 4-3 lead . |
| 26 | Training alone has never bothered me at all , but it 's nice to be able to go down the pub for a good chinwag after a session . ’ |
| 27 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 28 | Gerald became so successful in farming and property that he was able to retire at the age of forty . |
| 29 | these images , our society is more able to ascribe to the majority of its members — the right-thinking corpus — a comforting sense of order and social propriety . |
| 30 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |