Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you see they would n't have been able to realize their goals in nineteen forty nine . |
| 2 | He 'd been keen to make the most of being able to borrow his parents ' yacht , and do some sailing . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Managers will be able to report their perceptions of their own organisation , its products , markets , strengths and weaknesses and strategies . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | So those best fitted to their surroundings will be selected and be able to transmit their characteristics to their offspring . |
| 8 | In order to reconstitute purposeful and meaningful administrative acts we not only need to save the different communicative acts but also to be able to reconstitute their inter-relationships in real time . |
| 9 | In certain cases such improvement can make all the difference between a patient being able to lead a productive life and being able to enjoy his hobbies and pastimes , or lapsing into inactivity and unhappiness . |
| 10 | You wo n't be able to wear your earrings any more ; those will have to stay in your pocket . " |
| 11 | I was interested to read that none other than Simon Halliday ( Harlequins ) regretted that with the onset of league rugby he would no longer be able to compare his skills with those of his counterparts in Llanelli or Cardiff — he would , however , still have that opportunity with the cream of Scotland and Ireland . |
| 12 | we , I was able to compare our costs for design at Hounslow just er in the , just er south of Rug Rugby . |
| 13 | She feared she would not be able to support her children . |
| 14 | Up until then the labouring people may have enjoyed only basic material fare , " but most of them were able to support their families in an average year without having to resort to the parish for relief " . |
| 15 | In fact , it was n't too difficult because that same week the symphony was being prepared by a man called Pergament-Parmet with the Stockholm Philharmonic and I was able to attend his rehearsals . |
| 16 | Even in medical school it had inhibited her to the point where she had even had serious doubts about whether she would be able to continue her studies , simply because , unlike many of her senior colleagues , she had never quite managed to acquire the kind of detachment that was so necessary sometimes to become a doctor . |
| 17 | Fortunately , that family was able to put in extra money — although it meant some sacrifices , such as doing without holidays and so on — but I contend that if those two girls had come from a less fortunate background , they simply would not have been able to continue their courses in current circumstances . |
| 18 | A bright and ambitious lad , Mike was able to continue his studies due to scholarships and almost as many odd jobs as Dustin would later have . |
| 19 | What a long time ago that seemed now , and how sure she had been that he would not be able to disrupt her feelings . |
| 20 | Equally , if the developer acted unreasonably , the council and third parties may be able to claim their costs from the developer . |
| 21 | To help raise parental esteem so that they become equal partners in this process ; and so that young children are able to see their parents as problem solving , confident role models . |
| 22 | As the road lengthened and the sky began to lighten overhead , they were able to see their surroundings more clearly . |
| 23 | From a vantage point up high she would be able to see their attackers . |
| 24 | She had always disliked them , had never for a moment been able to see their virtues ; she had been bored by the classical , and had felt a positive , righteous contempt for the baroque and the neo-Gothic . |
| 25 | They decided to set up an exhibition showing all aspects of their hobby at a venue where thousands of people would be able to see their exhibits . |
| 26 | ‘ But any day soon we hope that visitors will be able to see her kittens at play . ’ |
| 27 | Until the Van Sant collection arrived in London for display in the ICA on Pall Mall , and we were able to see his creations fly by the Round Pond in Kensington Palace Gardens and at the Festival Hall on the River Thames , most of our kite-thinking came in straight lines . |
| 28 | ‘ Since then I 've hardly been able to see his hands uncovered , which makes me very sad . |
| 29 | He 's therefore not been able to contact his girlfriend , he 's not been able to see his children , er , although he has missed them very much . |
| 30 | 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 . |