Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like to be able to arrange my own times a bit but that is n't always possible and you 've got to accommodate yourself as well to the needs of the staff . ’ |
| 2 | I could see them able to hit their front players a lot easier . |
| 3 | In his social criticism Eliot assumes an idea of England which never existed and proposes an England which could not exist : in the same way , his own vision of the world was too singular for him to be able to invest his social dramas with the emblematic or representative significance to which he aspired . |
| 4 | In this case they are less able to perform their exclusive and critical functions 1–3 . |
| 5 | It was pointed out that he was a regular watchman who slept during the day so as to be able to perform his nightly duties . |
| 6 | Latterly Dad had sobered much when he was no longer able to perform his old feats of strength and daring . |
| 7 | The Cornish are fortunate to be able to paint their regional discontents in the attractive colours of Celtic tradition , which makes them so much more visible , even though it leads some of them to reinvent a language not spoken for 200 years , and even though the only popular public tradition with genuine roots in the country is Wesleyan Methodism . |
| 8 | As long as she had believed that Jake had no suspicion of what type of woman Janice really was , she had been able to forgive his cynical marriage . |
| 9 | It is because he is concerned only with a private set of notes that he is able to enrich his initial comments in this way . |
| 10 | They must also be able to interview anyone involved in the operation of the aircraft , including the crew if they are available , and to impound all the relevant records , both documentary and electronic . |
| 11 | Even Barbara Castle did not outlaw the arrangement whereby consultants are able to conduct their private practices . |
| 12 | On the first limb of the response , the Royal Commission rather lamely noted that the procedures of some tribunals have become ‘ legalistic ’ , mainly because the law governing their work has become more complex , and recommended that procedures be reviewed ‘ to ensure that applicants in person are able to conduct their own cases wherever possible ’ . |
| 13 | Just as the dominions of Canada , Australia and New Zealand were able to conduct their own economic policies while belonging to the sterling area — having their own Chancellors of the Exchequer operating their own fiscal policies , and raising their own tax revenues — so Britain will retain a wide freedom of action , while enjoying the benefit of belonging to a currency and economy underpinned by what will undoubtedly be the strongest currency in the world . |
| 14 | His leader 's menace and awe was able to transmit itself thousands of miles over a telephone line , such was his presence . |
| 15 | But you are a young aristocrat , wealthy , able to indulge your carnal desires whatever your particular leanings … |
| 16 | There seemed little if any concern for research into the description of linguistic interaction in the classroom — a particularly sad observation , as this is an area where teachers are well-equipped to find a base for research , and need to be able to monitor their own and others ' performance effectively . |
| 17 | ’ Pamela Walford wrote : ‘ The revelation to me was being able to plan my own activities within reason . |
| 18 | There is little reason to doubt that these pristine people are able to impart their special vision to those whom they choose to be the recipients of their ancient knowledge . |
| 19 | From 1 January 1993 UK banks will only be able to include their interim profits in tier 1 capital if their external auditor has verified them ( p 97 ) . |
| 20 | From 1 January 1993 UK banks will only be able to include their interim profits in tier 1 capital if they have been verified by their external auditor . |
| 21 | More fertile , so that man would be able to tame it as he had never , in thousands of years , been able to tame her wild moors . |
| 22 | The art of blending is to produce a whisky with a distinctive flavour which will remain consistent , so that drinkers the world over will recognise and be able to enjoy their favourite blend . |
| 23 | ‘ I just hope Mrs Adams and her family will remember that in a year 's time they might be able to enjoy their own Christmas too . ’ |
| 24 | Being able to rationalise everything when you come off the field is , I suppose , part of being able to enjoy it all . |
| 25 | Brenda knew that she would never again be able to wear her own panties , their prettiness contaminated for ever by the memory of this dead unknown girl . |
| 26 | You were allowed so few clothes that it was nice to be able to wear something different . |
| 27 | I had chosen to join the 10th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment , and the preliminary training evenings were geared towards physical exercise , getting us ready for ‘ P Company ’ , the tests which every aspiring paratrooper , territorial or regular , had to pass before being able to wear his coveted maroon beret . |
| 28 | So you wo n't be able to wear his bottom ones out will he cos he ai n't got nothing to grind on now ! |
| 29 | In Brown 's 1968 survey only 3 per cent of workers knew the standard rate of tax and only 6 per cent of managers were able to estimate their marginal rate of tax . |
| 30 | He is able to re-create his own world wherever he goes . |