Example sentences of "ability [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards Jess admitted to feeling a little leg-weary over the last 20 minutes or so , but by then Willie Miller had sent on his other hot young property , Scott Booth , whose ability to leap from the bench and score drew Jess 's unstinted admiration . |
| 2 | The 26-year-old 's ability to run with the ball and poach spectacular goals has been one of the major factors behind QPR 's impressive start to the season . |
| 3 | The validity of any model of global tectonics must be judged by its ability to account for the distribution and characteristics of these major structural regions . |
| 4 | I mean we have n't seen an awful lot of er Julian Jochim yet but th the two occasions when the ball 's been fed into him he 's shown a brilliant ability to turn with the ball and get at the defenders . |
| 5 | The ability to learn about the environment and even communicate that information to one 's fellow creatures , as bees , birds and animals do , is dependent upon the inner completeness of the tattvic tapestry . |
| 6 | For many people , however , one of the bonuses of retirement is the ability to get off the treadmill and stop rushing . |
| 7 | Denmark has traded its Scandinavian independence for an ability to trade within the EC and should do well for innovative designs ; |
| 8 | Above all , I think the professionalism of Surrey Ambulance staff is best demonstrated by their ability to rise above the allegations and continue to deliver the best possible patient care . |