Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , George and I had that class shared between us , he took them for an hour a week and I did and i if there is a class that any of us had ever taken that would be unlikely to be able to write something meaningful of this kind |
| 2 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Grant agreed , then added soberly , ‘ Only thing is , these particular fish happen t'be sharks , an ’ we wo n't be able to jump 'em all like this . ’ |
| 3 | Some of these are always difficult — even for adults — but by seven , she should be able to do them all without any help from you . |
| 4 | ‘ I would love to be able to do something creative like that . ’ |
| 5 | By tacit consent they kept their conversation to motor racing , and as Kate knew a surprising amount about automotive engineering she was able to hold her own in open discussion with him . |
| 6 | His experience of his brother Frank made him respectful of sincerity , and well able to hold his own against clever atheist onslaught . |
| 7 | A winner of two handicaps this season , Azhar is as tough as they come and should be able to hold his own in this stronger company . |
| 8 | It is no good teaching them as discrete units and hoping that the learner , suddenly faced with a communicative situation , will be able to integrate them all with immediate success . |
| 9 | Leaving Charlie to take his own pulse , to practise his deep breathing , and to wonder if he 'd ever be able to untighten his sphincter without medical intervention . |
| 10 | It 'll take a few trips , but I should be able to get everybody involved in this mess back home eventually . ’ |
| 11 | Emma will be able to tell you all about that herself with a little help from her owner if you ring her on . |
| 12 | I once asked Kalchu how he was able to tell his cows one from the other , and how he was able to distinguish his own from other people 's . |