Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] to " in BNC.

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1 The flow advances in a manner similar to that of pahoehoe flows on dry land , and the pillows are budded off so quietly that the cameramen were able to swim up to within less than a metre of the swelling pillows .
2 Operating out of Rockswell and other quarries in the county , the three were able to carry up to five extra loads , worth between £40 and £50 , per week .
3 Operating out of Rockswell and other quarries in the county , the three were able to carry up to five extra loads , worth between £40 and £50 , per week .
4 The KH-11s may be able to transmit directly to the allies ' command centre in Saudi Arabia .
5 That 's what made us play up , people just sitting there , not able to go up to the STU [ occupational therapy ] because there was n't enough officers or staff to take us .
6 When you are ten you 'll be able to go up to Guides .
7 ‘ Some of the residents are still able to go over to the shops .
8 In the case of the treaty it gave the opportunity for the Red Army to be created , which at a later date was able to go on to the offensive .
9 Once we had worked together to help him regain his faith , he was able to go on to play just as well as he had done before ; indeed , now that he had remembered the feeling of success , he was able to play even better .
10 ‘ The documents show that the companies will be able to go straight to the director general of water services for extra price increases , ’ he told the conference .
11 Once they 're approved landlords or homeowners will be able to go straight to a county court for a possession order .
12 Cos he might be able to go straight to the ba , the
13 Because Deane is more mobile and able to go out to the wing and hold the ball up , it gives Wallace more space etc etc .
14 Despite her choice of song — and although discharged from hospital — Laura will not be able to go home to Eccles , Lancs , for a while .
15 In recent times I have been able to go down to the hostel , where my good friend Richard Megson gives me the opportunity to wash in lovely hot water .
16 And er then er these two erm er Then when we used to when we was the young you used to be able to go down to Skeggie for a day on train for two and six .
17 From there she 'd be able to go down to the lakeside if she chose , or else pick up one of the shore paths that would take her further into the valley .
18 You used to be able to go along to a pottery , say , and say , ‘ What was going on here at about eight o'clock this morning ? ’ …
19 If a Thursday coincided with a Saints Day , we were rewarded by being able to go across to Mrs. Robbins ' after the service and order a pennyworth of sweets apiece — the Hospital trustees picking up the bill .
20 If all goes well , you may be able to go back to school when the new year starts in the autumn .
21 I was sad not to be able to go back to Fulham for St Cecilia 's Day .
22 He would then unaccountably find that the world was no longer about to end and would be able to go back to work .
23 He understood how she needed me when war broke out and most of the men were away , he realized I would n't feel able to go back to England and abandon her .
24 ’ And then mercifully he lost interest and fell asleep and I was able to go back to my researches in the library .
25 So then I was able to go back to the library . ’
26 He 's therefore been stuck , living on er friends ' floors for the last few weeks , not being able to go back to his girlfriend and not being able to see his children , er and Madam that 's had an effect on his , on his business as well .
27 It 'll make the difference between me going back to work and not being able to go back to work .
28 Do they think you 'll be able to go back to work ?
29 And is Janet , has Janet been able to go back to work yet ?
30 Over and above that , obviously this is where the advantage to the policy holder comes in because obviously if they get a gearbox problem that 's going to cost , say , a hundred and eighty pounds in six months time , they 're not going to be able to go back to the dealer and say look I want you to put this right for me , because obviously it is outside the statutory guarantee .
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