Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] in [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She wished that she had been able to spot him in the crowd . |
2 | If it is not , and the root ball crumbles , you are not going to be able to plant it in the ground without disturbing the roots . |
3 | Well , it 's very kind of you , but I 'm sure I 'll be able to find it in the car . |
4 | Barton has heavy borrowings too , and to put it crudely , if they 're paying interest and Huerter is n't , Huerter ought to be able to undercut them in the market . ’ |
5 | After ten he was hardly able to look me in the ear . |
6 | But if you see the top man around the business you are able to look him in the eye and tell whether you can trust him or not . |
7 | It was out in the open now and she was able to look him in the face again , all pretence finished . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Hereford beef is best and now the consumer will be able to identify it in the shops . |
10 | Trapped in the revolving world of afternoon TV , this is a man who would have quite happily recorded the LP from the comfort of his bed had they been able to fit it in the studio . |
11 | The male did not bother her at all after spawning , so I was able to leave her in the Mbuna colony until she was ‘ near term ’ — and all the fry were this time normal — all 120+ of them . |
12 | She says ; It is very important to have a memory of the time when people were here and to be able to record it in the hospital is very important . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 |
15 | Both of these people may be too senior for a discussion on props , but they have the most influence and you might be able to interest them in an idea for future use . |
16 | Apart from the outstanding quality and rarity of many of the items , much of their fascination for scholars has lain in being able to document them in the family 's ancient inventories . |
17 | France will just about be able to hold them in the line-out if Roumat plays , but the so-called hard men in the pack do n't look that tough to me . |
18 | Will you be able to get them in the morning ? ’ |
19 | If that council harboured its resources sensibly and deployed them effectively , it would be able to spend them in the way that the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
20 | We were also delighted that so many employees and their families were able to join us in the evening after the opening ceremony to look around the plant for the first time . |
21 | But now that this has happened I 'll never be able to join you in the convent . |