Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv prt] with [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 During this period of numbness , people are perfectly able to carry on with the practicalities of living .
2 Cellini may not be able to come up with the goods .
3 However , its subsidiary , Barclays Direct Mortgage Services , was able to come up with the sums in a matter of days .
4 Nicholson became a member of an elite group of chemists — the B-Club — in whose company he was able to keep up with the activities of Hofmann and his associates .
5 By doing this the work of the council is expedited and the officers of the council are able to get on with the instructions of the committee without waiting for confirmation by the council of the decisions of the committee .
6 If there was trouble he 'd have to spend the rest of the day putting it down and would n't be able to get on with the arms search at all .
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