Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have wished it otherwise — then she might have been able to lose herself in the crowd . |
| 2 | She wished that she had been able to spot him in the crowd . |
| 3 | If it is not , and the root ball crumbles , you are not going to be able to plant it in the ground without disturbing the roots . |
| 4 | Well , it 's very kind of you , but I 'm sure I 'll be able to find it in the car . |
| 5 | ‘ That would give him more confidence and he would be able to establish himself in the side . ’ |
| 6 | Spokesman Jun Shimoyamada said : ‘ You 'll be able to immerse yourself in the picture . ’ |
| 7 | Barton has heavy borrowings too , and to put it crudely , if they 're paying interest and Huerter is n't , Huerter ought to be able to undercut them in the market . ’ |
| 8 | After ten he was hardly able to look me in the ear . |
| 9 | But if you see the top man around the business you are able to look him in the eye and tell whether you can trust him or not . |
| 10 | It was out in the open now and she was able to look him in the face again , all pretence finished . |
| 11 | The net effect of these injunctions ( as well as others we shall meet later ) is to ensure that the natural inability of human beings to respond ‘ perfectly ’ to all situations , however demanding or paradoxical , is construed by those human beings as clear evidence of personal inadequacy : they lack the ability , resilience or ready-made savoir-faire that they somehow ought to have , in limitless supply , if they are to be able to look themselves in the eye in the bathroom mirror each morning . |
| 12 | I shall never be able to look anyone in the eye again . |
| 13 | This condition is met wherever there is value in people being able to express themselves in the way they choose , at least where acceptable alternatives present themselves . |
| 14 | On a large site pupils will not be able to cover everything in the time available , so pupils can be divided into groups and instructed to investigate different topics or features . |
| 15 | Trapped in the revolving world of afternoon TV , this is a man who would have quite happily recorded the LP from the comfort of his bed had they been able to fit it in the studio . |
| 16 | ‘ You have to be able to put yourself in the place of the athlete and work out what they need ’ , she says . |
| 17 | She says ; It is very important to have a memory of the time when people were here and to be able to record it in the hospital is very important . |
| 18 | Apart from the outstanding quality and rarity of many of the items , much of their fascination for scholars has lain in being able to document them in the family 's ancient inventories . |
| 19 | France will just about be able to hold them in the line-out if Roumat plays , but the so-called hard men in the pack do n't look that tough to me . |
| 20 | It gets very tiring jutting your chin out , standing tall and being able to lick anyone in the house if you have nobody to do it to . |
| 21 | Ali sees in this attempt by Hacihasanzade to induce Kemalpasazade to accept a kadilik an example of a means whereby he was able to maintain himself in the office of kazasker ( first in that of Anadolu and then in that of Rumeli ) for twenty-five years . |
| 22 | Will you be able to get them in the morning ? ’ |
| 23 | If that council harboured its resources sensibly and deployed them effectively , it would be able to spend them in the way that the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 24 | We were also delighted that so many employees and their families were able to join us in the evening after the opening ceremony to look around the plant for the first time . |
| 25 | But now that this has happened I 'll never be able to join you in the convent . |