Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need not only to be able to swim in a sea of uncertainty but also to resist panic when we get out of our depth . |
| 2 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
| 3 | The continuing resistance of the young Duke of Aquitaine delayed the progress of peace talks between the Kings of England and France but on 8 September they were able to agree to a truce until Michaelmas ( 29 September ) , the terms of which specifically excluded Richard . |
| 4 | If the patient has good sitting balance , but not much standing balance , he may be able to sit in a hoist to be lifted into the bath . |
| 5 | I feel sorry for the Tories , they will only be able to go for a cruise around the world once instead of two or three times a year . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's hardly petty to want to be able to go for a walk along a public right of way . |
| 7 | A good deal of real embarrassment can be caused by simply giving an expensive item to a journalist who knew she would not be able to write about a product in any depth but expressed a wish to buy it . |
| 8 | rather than walk round with wads in your pocket every day , they liked to be able to work on a day to day pay system |
| 9 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 10 | Have you have you been able to come to a conclusion about the A fifty nine ? |
| 11 | She was able to slip into a place in an adult society . |
| 12 | The earlier work of historical demographers of households was concentrated on examining the simple measure of household size , and they were able to establish by a variety of evidence that the average size remained remarkably consistent between the seventeenth century and the twentieth . |
| 13 | It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species , up to the size of antelopes . |
| 14 | As for the borrowing lecture and the lecture on job creation , I have been able to state on a number of occasions when I have been a little more demotic that all independent forecast suggest that under a Labour Government — heaven forbid — borrowing and unemployment would be higher . |
| 15 | One thing is certain : thanks to the generosity of many , we will be able to listen to a wealth of music at very modest cost when we have bought from the C.A. Record Stall . |
| 16 | In fourth year , students are able to choose from a range of different courses which are allied to contemporary issues and research in psychology . |
| 17 | If you own a Singer Freestyle light scanning machine , you will be able to choose from a selection of ten ‘ ready to knit ’ animal motifs in the ‘ Wildlife Collection ’ by Alison Duguid . |
| 18 | Although these findings were considered in the context of differential hemispheric activation , they might more parsimoniously be thought to reflect no more than the fact that people wish to be able to look at a blackboard in the middle of the room . |
| 19 | The more you are able to stick to a diet of natural foods — fruit and vegetables ( raw if possible ) , wholemeal products and so on — the healthier your body is likely to be . |
| 20 | You can also contact your local Social Services Department , who may be able to help in a number of ways . |
| 21 | Flotation advisers revealed that investors will be able to apply for a minimum of £240 worth of the shares , with an initial instalment of £100 . |
| 22 | Students will be able to select from a menu of language modules and modules with a European theme . |
| 23 | On some issues , however , the Court 's liberal minority was still able to prevail as a result of managing to win a fifth vote , usually from either Justice Byron R. White or Justice Sandra Day O'Connor . |
| 24 | I was fed up after weeks of playing deck quoits and shuffleboard , and the Mantela appeared to be the perfect introduction to the South Seas for , instead of going straight to Sanderstown , she would call at Rarotonga , and spend a day or two there , so I would be able to fit in a visit to another island and see something of it at a leisurely pace . |
| 25 | He is able to draw on a wealth of experience and he has attacked all his duties with surprisingly youthful enthusiasm , tempered with a great deal of patience . |
| 26 | For the latter , however , he was able to draw on a set of annals which seems to have been written in Angers , to judge from the use of the Latin verb venire ( to come ) with reference to that city . |
| 27 | Trade unions need to put their masculine houses in order , so that with more flexible working and childcare facilities they will be able to draw on a cross-representation of ideas and energy . |
| 28 | Did I think I would be able to manage for a while on my own ? ( with Mena , and Mr James in the offing ) . |
| 29 | You 've got to be able to put on a bit of an act |
| 30 | Erm and that 's I suppose was the point I was trying to make earlier that al that 's why abusers sometimes find it very easy because they 're able to tap into a lot of the ways in which we treat children um y'know so er |