Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The requirement of a creditor to wait 12 months before claiming relief instead of being able to claim at the end of the first quarter after an insolvency ( as was possible previously ) has an adverse effect on his own business 's cash flow . |
| 2 | Questions which had no real purpose in the first place are unlikely to be easy to analyse at the answer stage since the researcher is seeking for answers to his hypotheses which will show whether they are to be substantiated or not . |
| 3 | But the right balance is not something which partners should expect to be able to settle at the outset in such a way as will necessarily be appropriate throughout the life of the firm . |
| 4 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 5 | I was not familiar enough , yet , with the light nights of the Highlands to be able to guess at the time , but the sky was paler , and the stars were fading . |
| 6 | I , and they , would agree , but such ladies have to be able to play at the weekend . |
| 7 | We set up to be able to look at the refurbishment of our homes . |
| 8 | Third , by the end of the decade , we want half of Britain 's 16 to 19 year olds to be able to qualify at the new Advanced Certificate level A levels or the equivalent in BTEC and other post-16 opportunities for study . |
| 9 | I apologise to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department for being unable to attend at the start of the debate , due to the aggravated taking of British Rail , which took three hours to take me from York to the metropolis . |
| 10 | The natural British attitude to sex made any open homosexual conduct such as was supposed to exist at the French Stalags inconceivable , while the lack of any privacy made public school secrecy impossible . |
| 11 | You can minimise disappointment by calling the airline ( toll-free ) to check availability , and by being ready to switch at the last moment to a different , less popular destination . |