Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local education and information campaigns , though well-meaning , have proved of dubious value in prevention terms , although it is sensible to educate local youth workers , school teachers , probation officers and the primary care team to recognize the problem and be able to tackle it in an informed way . |
| 2 | This was folded and stored in a paper envelope for nearly a hundred years , and the creases make it very unlikely we shall ever be able to play it on an original machine . |
| 3 | Your son 's teacher should be able to refer him to an educational psychologist who 'll try to find out why he acts as he does , and how he can be helped . |
| 4 | Unless you have established for yourself what your motives are beforehand , you are unlikely to be able to present them in an attractive light to others . |
| 5 | Living at a time when the value of works of art in the market was one of taste and appreciation rather than of mere commerce , he was able to avail himself of an ample fortune to buy the finest specimens of the Fine Arts which came into the market . ’ |