Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The computer revolution may have a significant effect upon the way in which you are able to perform your job . |
| 2 | But you see they would n't have been able to realize their goals in nineteen forty nine . |
| 3 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 4 | Consequently , a mortgagee would in some cases have been able to realize his security by sale , enter into possession , or appoint a receiver , all without recourse to a court . |
| 5 | He 'd been keen to make the most of being able to borrow his parents ' yacht , and do some sailing . |
| 6 | The broadcasters were able to enliven their reports by incorporating actuality clips from the Chamber in about one-third of their parliamentary news stories , and these clips averaged between 25 and 77 seconds in duration , depending on the programme , which usually comprised about a quarter of the story ( exceptionally , BBC2 's Newsnight had longer stories , averaging eight minutes , and its average actuality length of 49.5 seconds comprised only 10% of these items ) . |
| 7 | We found that patients with acromegaly not receiving treatment , were able to contract their gall bladder almost completely after a meal . |
| 8 | From Pepita 's symptoms he had rapidly been able to diagnose what kind of spider had bitten her and administer the antidote to its poison . |
| 9 | The Left will never be able to renounce its primness . |
| 10 | If only she had been able to evade her pursuer sooner . |
| 11 | But Stephie would be home soon , and Cassie knew that she would not then be able to evade her responsibilities and refuse to issue an invitation to Rose Cottage . |
| 12 | So long as it could prevent news of discontent travelling from one region to another and igniting a bush-fire of revolt , the Party was able to restore its control relatively quickly and with little loss of life . |
| 13 | And something quite miraculous happened : surgeons were able to restore her sight with a brilliant new surgical technique . |
| 14 | One further way that humans are able to optimise their bounce is by using their heads , or , specifically , by using Thomas McMahon 's head . |
| 15 | She arranged a meeting with one of her former mandarins , who was able to refresh her memory on many points . |
| 16 | It is a signal tribute to Denning that he was able to conduct his inquiry in a typical homespun fashion , without any unfair imputation against anyone being made . |
| 17 | 8 Each party is " disciplined " and possesses sufficient internal cohesion , so as to ensure that once in office it is able to carry its programme through the House of Commons and into law . |
| 18 | It was n't bad , he said to himself , at the age of nineteen , to be able to carry your point like that , especially when your antagonist was the headmaster , and you were an unpaid temporary assistant . |
| 19 | When Sarazen saw him , he decided he gently had to tell Dan that he did not think he was going to be able to carry his bag . |
| 20 | Managers will be able to report their perceptions of their own organisation , its products , markets , strengths and weaknesses and strategies . |
| 21 | If total patient care is practised , the learner is able to report her observations on the progress of the patient and learn first-hand about future care . |
| 22 | Experiments show that when words or letters are presented very briefly , subjects are in fact sometimes able to report what letter or word they have seen but not whether it was upper or lowercase ( Coltheart and Freeman , 1974 ; McClelland , 1976 ; Adams , 1979 ; Friedman , 1980 ) . |
| 23 | So those best fitted to their surroundings will be selected and be able to transmit their characteristics to their offspring . |
| 24 | It 's because Mr Harvey was already a millionaire that he was able to indulge his fancy to have a stud farm — not the other way round . |
| 25 | With this and a later inheritance he was able to indulge his passion for science by organising what might be considered the forerunners of today 's scientific conferences . |
| 26 | He has also been able to indulge his interest in motor sport through his work for the Order . |
| 27 | If she looked as though she knew what she was doing , she might just be able to bluff her way through . |
| 28 | They are able to monitor their progress closely and to relate effort and performance to accepted standards . |
| 29 | Whereas in a spoken interaction the speaker has the advantage of being able to monitor his listener 's minute-by-minute reaction to what he says , he also suffers from the disadvantage of exposing his own feelings ( 'leaking' ; Ekman & Friesen , 1969 ) and of having to speak clearly and concisely and make immediate response to whichever way his interlocutor reacts . |
| 30 | When she had been able to plan her charity lunches and her dinner parties , go shopping , gossip with friends , look at her life and know that at last she had achieved all she had ever wanted , even If sometimes it was a little lonely , a little empty ? |