Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a really warm relationship with your elderly parent and the two of you communicate well , you may also be able to help her a good deal by occasional discussions on attitudes generally in bereavement and the more positive aspects of what has been such a tragic and painful experience for her ; steering her tenderly towards the realisation that what she now has is not only what Dylan Thomas 's wife described as ‘ left-over life to kill ’ , but left-over love to give , which is a very different thing . |
| 2 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Prince of Wales Charities might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 3 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Roval Bank of Scotland might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 4 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Trust might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 5 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 6 | Annie was nursed back to full health by the kind nuns who adopted her and they were able to give her a good education . |
| 7 | Aisling 's condition is quite severe but the doctor was able to give her a discernible lip-line and reduce the depth of staining on her face by up to 20pc . |
| 8 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |
| 9 | In so doing , they will increase our chairman 's profit margin and this in turn means he will be able to give me a three-figure budget with which to entice quality players . |
| 10 | She will be able to give you a great deal too , if you are prepared to open your mind to her memories and experience of life , realising the significance of her ‘ past ’ to your ‘ present ’ ; and when you understand that the old are by no means always on the receiving end of their relationships , then you are ready to assemble the love , time , patience and energy you have to offer , and decide on the best way of presenting them . |
| 11 | Oh I do n't think I 'm able to give you a specific answer . |
| 12 | I feel we ought to be able to give you a better idea of the performance of different planning authorities . |
| 13 | They will be able to give you a practical demonstration and support with an after sales service that offers a same day or out of hours call . |
| 14 | The reason for this advice is that , if you go wrong but the examiner can identify the stage at which you have gone wrong , he is able to give you the appropriate credit . |
| 15 | Our staff will be able to give you an individual quotation in order to obtain your PPL . |
| 16 | Over the next few days I shall be looking at the Activity Book and Video Guide again in detail with our designer Phil Hall and then , with the stills from Michael Keefe , shall be able to send you a revised schedule . |
| 17 | Like all British officials of the Egyptian Government I had been dismissed from my university post eighteen months before , and I was glad that the British Council was able to offer me a small post in Athens , instead of piece work in Cairo . |
| 18 | We are able to offer you a comprehensive letting and management service which was created to suit all needs . |
| 19 | Some electricity companies may be able to offer you a token meter , operated by a token or rechargeable key depending on the type available . |
| 20 | The major legal recruiting agencies will all have people on their books who wish to move either firm or area and who may be able to offer you the immediate facility of calling yourselves specialists in a particular field . |
| 21 | But it is paramount that the soloist be so directly acquainted with the score that he or she is able to offer us a personal interpretation of it ; in a sense , a critical commentary on it . |
| 22 | It is with some pride that I am able to bring you a useful etiquette tip from the Denis Thatcher Handbook Of Handy Hints For Husbands . |
| 23 | Kirsty was able to tell me a great deal of what had taken place in the operating theatre . |
| 24 | If you know what a life mine is , in ways I was not able to tell you the other day , and what a terrible story mine has been , you would pray for me much . ’ |
| 25 | Their private museum is in a wing which is under the control of a hostile uncle , but they were still able to show me a wonderful variety of treasures including a pedestal telephone , equipped with a leopard-skin handle , and decorated with an embroidered coat of arms showing the sun , moon , and stars . |
| 26 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |
| 27 | Perhaps I 'll be able to show you the Real Truth . |
| 28 | He wrote that his mother 's ‘ hopeful ambition ran high of being able to make me a good scholar . ’ |
| 29 | If you 're able to lend us the entire amount of your covenanted donation at the outset ( e.g. £100 if you decide to covenant £25 a year ) we can invest your contribution as a lump sum and earn extra interest over the years and still reclaim the tax . |