Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never been able to lose himself in a crowd , or dash off somewhere suddenly on a whim . |
| 2 | And you 've got to be able to enjoy something with a bit of speed , excitement and controlled danger . ’ |
| 3 | After six competitive games it became clear to me that the standard of football required in the Multivite/Singletons League Division Three was way beyond his ability and so , sadly , I felt the club was no longer able to accommodate him as a player . |
| 4 | And even if I did have and had a mustard seed here , you still would n't be able to see it for a mustard seed is no bigger than a pin head . |
| 5 | The other companion , NGC 205 , is beyond binocular range ; at least , I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 6 | One globular cluster , NGC 5466 , is said to be visible , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 7 | It is said to be visible with binoculars , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 8 | The manufacturer will be able to provide you with a plan , an estimate and details of building and electrical work required . |
| 9 | Most will usually be able to provide you with a contact name and address , but if this is no help , then you can contact the personnel officer at the district health authority 's address . |
| 10 | Your doctor may be able to recommend an osteopath or chiropractor , or you may be able to find one through a friend or in the Yellow Pages . |
| 11 | Having anticipated this , Maria was able to meet it with a degree of control . |
| 12 | In the words of a single 19-year-old trainee pilot : ‘ In an ideal world you 'd be able to meet someone at a bus-stop , go for a drink , take them home and bonk their brains out — and then go home to your girlfriend for dinner . ’ |
| 13 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 14 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 15 | The average Russian ca n't afford a Montego at the moment , but if the economy improves then some skilled workers and farmers may be able to afford them in a couple of years . |
| 16 | We wo n't be able to afford one for a couple of years yet . |
| 17 | They may be able to help you with a view to hiring a show vat for Koi . |
| 18 | If it 's not , SCOTVEC may be able to help you with a specification and programs to allow you to computerise . |
| 19 | A few days later , immediately alongside the busy M40 , a pause at traffic-lights enabled me to glance at a dense assembly of birds , as closely-packed as starlings , extending for almost a quarter of a mile along the edge of the arable field , and I was able to identify them as a mixture of Lapwing and ‘ goldies , ’ all immobile , and many of the latter with their heads tucked in as if fast asleep . |
| 20 | However , once you have the hang of it , you will find that you are able to free yourself in a matter of seconds and still leave the ropes tied round your own and an accomplice 's wrists . |
| 21 | thought that he could create an advantage by shipping some Russian rocket missiles to his friend , Fidel Castro , in the island of Cuba , so that he would be able to use them as a threat against the continent of North America , a comparatively short distance away . |
| 22 | He donated the Lateran Palace to the Bishop of Rome , and Rome was able to use it as a means of establishing supremacy over rival centres of Christian authority in Alexandria and Antioch . |
| 23 | They heard fairways have been designed for beginners and medium skill players , and the public will be able to use it on a pay and play basis as well as hotel guests . |
| 24 | At the same time , using retaliatory import tariffs and other protective measures , the Dutch government was able to give something of a boost to a number of Dutch industries which had previously been weak or languishing . |
| 25 | The matrix therefore represents the cross references between what is seen and the constructs that come to be applied in making sense of the experience and , by recording these , it is able to illuminate something of a person 's way of thinking and responding . |
| 26 | not with squirrels , no er I do n't think so but I mean you , you might be able to do something with a vole , or something like that and trap them but I 'm just wondering Stefan could it also be a fox ? |
| 27 | We 're passed that now we 're trying to give people more direction , get them involved er this is the first year we 've able to do it in a sense , properly cos it 's been the first year , with all due respect to all the work you 've done in the past , we 've got five year tutors . |
| 28 | If you watch we can do some actions to this , you watch what I do then you 'll be able to do it in a minute , are you ready I am going to be a bear , you help me sing |
| 29 | We 'll be able to mark them on a chart , |
| 30 | And if you 're a self-confessed chocoholic , then you 'll really be able to spoil yourself with a slice of Tesco Chocolate Roulade . |