Example sentences of "able to get a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Robinson put it : ‘ even with a less persuasive argument he has been able to get a democratic decision in his favour but the democratic process is used throughout the party ’ . |
| 2 | It might not be such a bad thing — if we can get decent cover for Beeney at a cheap price , we should still be able to get a decent fee for Lukic . |
| 3 | If I could have , I 'd be able to get a wee bit , |
| 4 | Well if you 're able to get a salaried position at fifty three in financial services I would suggest you know good luck to you fine . |
| 5 | Standards vary but you should be able to get a good idea of the approach from the syllabus . |
| 6 | I was not able to see the CIEFL in session , but through discussions was able to get a good idea of the activities of its various English Departments . |
| 7 | She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house . |
| 8 | That nerve-racking encounter with Julius had dashed any hopes Jessamy had ever had of being able to get a good night 's sleep . |
| 9 | But more to the point she also hopes her children will be able to get a good education before heading off into the world . |
| 10 | When I married , I was able to get a good job and a house for my family . |
| 11 | It was getting dark and the wind had freshened , the rain gusting through the length of the shed so I decided that it was time to pack up and head for the nearest hospitable pub where I had been told I would be able to get a good meal of hot pie and peas . |
| 12 | One of the problems is sometimes the balloons become infected , because it 's hard to keep little hands away from them , but I 'm hopeful this year we may be able to get a good result . |
| 13 | I may be able to get a good lead-in shot before we even arrive at the hacienda . |
| 14 | Came out without anything inside me and then had this ghastly experience of not , I was , I was banking on being able to get a hot cup of coffee on the train . |
| 15 | And from next week-end , viewers will be able to get a double dose of Wolstenholme . |
| 16 | I do n't know what he has to do to be able to get a proper chance . |
| 17 | Now he 'll be able to get a proper job . |
| 18 | If you can not get this in time you may , exceptionally , be able to get a Social Fund Crisis Loan from your Social Security office . |
| 19 | Mm , that 's right and they 've got all the hassle of the airport , mind you they ought to be able to get a local airport I do n't know who they 're going , going with , who the erm Gavin said , I think Gavin said or somebody said something the , the original company have gone bankrupt |
| 20 | Major window suppliers such as Boulton & Paul , Crittalls and John Carr will supply these in a wide range of standard sizes ; or you may also be able to get a local joinery firm to make them up for you . |
| 21 | They are most useful in education , because students are able to get a fast turn-round while at the same time learning the principles of operation of a particular software package , and in draft map production , where a cartographer is experimenting with different map designs . |
| 22 | Harley would , in this case , have been allowed to drop his ball two clubs ' lengths away from the fence , and would therefore have been able to get a full swing at the ball . |
| 23 | For example in a 232 , Puchacz , or the older Bocian and Eagle , it is usual to be able to get a full spin of several turns without using any rudder . |
| 24 | So now I was becoming desperate , so I tried an osteopath and was able to get a little relief from minor repositioning of the discs . |
| 25 | see if you can find out who 's spending money down that area , and then a occasionally , not , not too often , jobs that he 's fell back on and dropped , I 've been able to get a little start on , and very foolishly I used to tell him sometimes of the progress I was making that was where I made a mistake . |
| 26 | If you receive income support , housing benefit , community charge benefit or family credit , and if you are an owneroccupier , private tenant or housing association tenant , you may be able to get a minor works grant from the council . |