Example sentences of "[pos pn] ability [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It drowned out her ability to think clearly — in fact , her ability to think at all ! |
| 2 | They begin to doubt their ability to stick at a relationship . ’ |
| 3 | And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level . |
| 4 | I very much hope that we will soon move forward to see permanence units which employ staff equally for their ability to work at getting a child back with natural families as for their skills in working with substitute new families . |
| 5 | His next film is a ‘ character mystery ’ — not a musical — about Weegee , the famous news photographer of the Depression years , named for his ability to arrive at the scene of a crime with a speed which suggested the use of an ouija board . |
| 6 | At first , he doubted his ability to succeed at his self-appointed task , which seemed ‘ utterly formidable , completely ludicrous ’ . |
| 7 | Whereas in the classic Italian historical novel , Manzoni 's The Betrothed ( 1827 ) , much admired by Eco , the omniscience of the author consists in his ability to probe at will into the psychology of his characters and , at the same time , to link this to broad historical movements and even some sense of a providential ‘ plot ’ in history , in Eco it is closer to the power of the master craftsman who can make what he will with the materials to hand , and unmake it too . |
| 8 | Macnab had read classics at Oxford , and appreciated the range of Joyce 's literary and linguistic knowledge , not least his ability to quote at will and to the point from Virgil and Homer . |
| 9 | A hired platform tower makes the work safer , but if you have any doubts about your ability to work at heights , it would be better to call in a guttering contractor to do the job for you . |