Example sentences of "able [to-vb] at a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If , for lack of a formula , British ministries ( and no doubt ministries elsewhere ) are unable to price the amenity value of landscapes threatened by development , how on earth would any government — or , more probably a conference of governments — be able to arrive at a system for pricing the air ? |
| 4 | It is clear from the above that higher headquarters placed great emphasis on L Detachment remaining essential fly as a parachute unit , and this was in keeping with Stirling 's doctrine that his men should be able to arrive at a target by whatever means were most suitable . |
| 5 | Apparently , in the year 2000 only five collieries would be able to produce at a cost of 130p per gigajoule . |