Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pn reflx] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could have wished it otherwise — then she might have been able to lose herself in the crowd . |
| 2 | ‘ That would give him more confidence and he would be able to establish himself in the side . ’ |
| 3 | Spokesman Jun Shimoyamada said : ‘ You 'll be able to immerse yourself in the picture . ’ |
| 4 | The net effect of these injunctions ( as well as others we shall meet later ) is to ensure that the natural inability of human beings to respond ‘ perfectly ’ to all situations , however demanding or paradoxical , is construed by those human beings as clear evidence of personal inadequacy : they lack the ability , resilience or ready-made savoir-faire that they somehow ought to have , in limitless supply , if they are to be able to look themselves in the eye in the bathroom mirror each morning . |
| 5 | This condition is met wherever there is value in people being able to express themselves in the way they choose , at least where acceptable alternatives present themselves . |
| 6 | ‘ You have to be able to put yourself in the place of the athlete and work out what they need ’ , she says . |
| 7 | Ali sees in this attempt by Hacihasanzade to induce Kemalpasazade to accept a kadilik an example of a means whereby he was able to maintain himself in the office of kazasker ( first in that of Anadolu and then in that of Rumeli ) for twenty-five years . |