Example sentences of "people have [be] able " in BNC.
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1 | A lot of these deaths might have been prevented if people had been able to get out in time . |
2 | Once people have been able to make a direct year-on-year comparison of local taxation demands , rather than be confused by a change of system , then councils may well be judged on their own individual performance . |
3 | Despite these disadvantages , many older people have been able to maintain their social status by remaining active , alert and healthy . |
4 | Lack of training , however , has limited the scope and quality of programming , and very few people have been able to participate . |
5 | He was concentrating furiously now , for , he thought , if I know of these places , then surely it must be because people have been able to talk of them . |
6 | People have been able to become softer since those ill times , thanks to the great abundance for which technology is directly responsible . |