Example sentences of "be able [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that there is no God — every theist should be able to say that . |
| 2 | It would be pleasant to be able to say that , as a result , the existence of all automated personal data handling systems is known , even if not much has been vouchsafed of what they do . |
| 3 | It 's nice to be able to say that is n't it really ? |
| 4 | I think we should all be able to say that word and feel proud about it . |
| 5 | Yes , when you get a bit bigger we 'll have to take you to a pantomime and then you 'll be able to say that . |
| 6 | In which case then we should be able to say that Saturday working costs X X pounds per item , and in the week it costs Y pounds per item . |
| 7 | Notice that for him to be able to say this he does not have to have observed his own behaviour . |
| 8 | Surely if a change is impl imposed on employees , then regardless of the su supposed economic arg argument , regardless of the employer 's dictatorial attitude , we should be able to say these proposed changes will not take effect until full negotiation and agreement have been reached . |
| 9 | And that 's why I think it 's very important that erm the City Council , for example , has a Women 's Committee and Ann , obviously , will be able to talk much more about that than I can . |
| 10 | She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son . |
| 11 | This same date has also been chosen by most departments across the University as a Departmental Visiting Day , so that you will be able to visit several departments , in more than one faculty , on the same day if you wish . |
| 12 | ‘ Why , because you might not be able to control that white-hot passion of yours while your mistress is away ? |
| 13 | The energy involved in creating an El Niño is vast , and human beings will never be able to control such an event . |
| 14 | This means that actors are expected to be able to control any regional or foreign accent which is natural to them , and deliver a text in what may best be called ‘ the classical style ’ . |
| 15 | We also talked about the need to be able to control this vastly more complex new environment as if we were controlling a mainframe . |
| 16 | Before I pay a lot of money to try and get this problem sorted out , maybe you can tell me how I might be able to control this problem . |
| 17 | I thought , ‘ this will make the carrying of the tea to the remaining resident members of my family an uncommonly pleasant event , because they will all smile upon me instead of producing the customary resentful grunt when I stir them from sleep , and they will say ‘ Good morning , dear husband/father ( as the case might be ) , and they will reach under their beds for the gift-wrapped goodies so lovingly prepared and concealed the night before , and handing me their tributes they will voice their gratitude to God that I have survived so far , and will express the pious hope that they may be able to repeat such sentiments on this same date for many a year to come . |
| 18 | I 'll be able to sew this up this afternoon . |
| 19 | Others may be perfectly sanguine about such bedfellows , personally , I would like to be able to choose another form of political participation . |
| 20 | So much detail was not available to her then but she would have agreed to it all and later she would be able to describe more of the room , the contents of the cabinets , even the names of the people represented in the photographs on top of the piano ; she did not know then that this was the first of many visits to this room . |
| 21 | ‘ I doubt whether babies have the software to be able to map these experiences on to their memory . ’ |
| 22 | Also , it should not be forgotten that in order for the buyer to be able to claim any additional damage at all , he must first prove that there has indeed been a breach of the warranties of title or quiet possession . |
| 23 | And he should be able to claim some success for British ideas , too . |
| 24 | The wife , if she so wishes , will be able to claim half the allowance as of right . |
| 25 | Still , she would be able to sort that out on Monday when she would become part and parcel of prestigious Woodline Design , personal assistant to a man who , one way and another , filled her with a sense of disquiet . |
| 26 | Well I think I might be able to sort that out a lot of it will be underneath your |
| 27 | ‘ I ought to be able to sort this out on my own . ’ |
| 28 | But erm I think he he 'll do it alright he 'll be able to sort this out . |
| 29 | It would give the American parent group a chance to examine his potential at close quarters and at the same time he would be able to undergo some training to prepare him for the more elevated positions he was destined to occupy in future . |
| 30 | He should be able to interview all types of client in order to ascertain what their problem is . |