Example sentences of "able [to-vb] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I make the point I think that , erm , we should oppose the er , Deregulation Bill if it 's based on providing deregulation by Ministers , because I think that 's a constitutional point that is of great import , but the , the rest of it erm , are really sets of principles that I hope you 'd agree to , subject to amen amendment and dis discussion , because the information that we got is that the consultation period is going to be very tight indeed , and that it might not be able to go through the normal committee procedures in order to put things through erm , with er , proposals in that , er , in that respect . |
| 2 | Oh I meant to switch me pump off , no , still I think it 'll be alright cos there 's water in the erm , in the pond is alright , just wo n't be able to go through the waterfall |
| 3 | M. Dauphin 's books include many on Japan , providing a valuable complement to the more recent publications which we have been able to acquire through the generosity of our anonymous Japanese benefactor . |
| 4 | There was enough light in the tunnel from the entrance and from the gun emplacement slits in the pill-box for her to be able to see through the dark . |
| 5 | But , in an uncanny moment of premonition , I am able to see through the mists of time to Judgement Day . |
| 6 | I am particularly pleased to have been able to see through the work to stamp out default and to promote high standards in the profession . ’ |
| 7 | I positioned myself in the entrance to the doorway sufficiently enough to be able to see through the er the window we have in the shield erm to see quickly into the room to see er what 's in the room and if there are any persons in the room . |
| 8 | He was forced to abandon his original plan for an arched bridge of cast iron by the need for ships to be able to pass through the strait , and he opted instead for a suspension bridge 100 feet above water level and with a span of 579 feet . |
| 9 | Only four wheeled drive trucks were able to pass through the floods but apart from them and buses and lorries , Debenham was cut off . |
| 10 | There I had the idea of the kind of sound you could never have in the concert-hall , a sound that exists only in the imagination and in the new kind of acoustic reality we were able to create through the recording itself . |
| 11 | I also like the idea of being able to look through the window and see people walking by , a bit of activity . |
| 12 | So this will actually influence you , because you 'll be able to look through the brochures and see which of those groups it 's being targeted at . |
| 13 | She 'll expect you to visit her and no doubt you 'll wish to do so — and — and you 'll both fear that I 'll be able to hear through the wall — whereas in a chalet … ’ |
| 14 | A company like BP has paid money to the Welsh water authority in order to be able to discharge through the authority 's outfall , and it will not be until later this year that the public will be able to find out the results of any testing . |
| 15 | She believes that she was able to smile through the pain thanks to qualities she inherited from her mother . |
| 16 | Among the diversions at Autopolis — the five-star hotels , the luxury shopping , the year- round temperature-controlled swimming , skiing , tennis , track and field , fishing , you name it — visitors will also be able to walk through the woods to Nippon Autopolis Co 's museum , there to see works by Bonnard , Chagall , Magritte , Monet , Picasso , Renoir and the ever- popular Van Gogh . |
| 17 | Chimera was said to have been eventually slain by BELLEROPHON , riding the flying horse PEGASUS , who was able to fly through the air and dodge the monster 's blasts of flame . |
| 18 | It should be noted that no modules will be deleted until the module version deletion process has been able to run through the whole LIFESPAN database . |
| 19 | Indeed , if the effect of the exchange 's rules is only that the member is liable to other members ( or the clearing house ) as a principal , he may actually be dealing as an agent in any event , and his client may be able to read through the contract to the market . |
| 20 | Taylor expects Arsenal captain Tony Adams to be able to battle through the two matches , although he has confirmed that he will miss the US Cup matches which follow , like team-mate David Seaman , to undergo a summer hernia operation . |
| 21 | No you ca n't , because otherwise you 'd be able to call through the operator . |
| 22 | as Patrick used to say you 'd be able to poo through the eye of a needle |
| 23 | It was another two years before I was able to break through the painful years of silence and begin the fragile , tentative process of making myself whole again . |
| 24 | Only two horses apart from the jump-off duo were able to get through the treble without fault . |
| 25 | Any weeds that are able to get through the cover are knocked over , but the important purposes for keeping the mulch jostled about are air penetration and the prevention of rain run-off from a packed surface . |
| 26 | ‘ We can drag that underneath the window and then I 'll be able to get through the window . ’ |
| 27 | By telling his or her own story of drinking and its consequences , the recovering alcoholic is often able to get through the Protective denial system of the sufferer so that the sufferer himself or herself , through personal identification with many elements of that story and with the associated feelings , is gradually able to make his or her own diagnosis . |
| 28 | ‘ Just remember that and we might — just might — be able to get through the next few days without any major problems . ’ |
| 29 | You 've only been able to get through the last four years by not thinking about it . |
| 30 | When Dustin heard news of the ensuing blaze , he rushed back to the scene , and was able to push through the gaping crowds to pull three of his modern paintings and a Tiffany lampshade from the smoke-filled Federal-style building , before the police prevented him from re-entering the house . |