Example sentences of "be able [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fervently hoped that Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son . |
| 2 | And he should be able to claim some success for British ideas , too . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Many garden centres also now sell unglazed terracotta versions of rope-twist tiles , and your local centre should be able to order some for you . |
| 5 | However , it is important for the designer to be aware of the nature and extent of the possibilities that are in principle available so that he may be able to exploit some of them when it seems appropriate . |
| 6 | So , roll on January 1992 , then I may be able to do some knitting . |
| 7 | She therefore decided at the start of the second year to take in a partner who would put in an additional £5,000 into the business and would be able to do some of the selling and other tasks after Susan had trained him . |
| 8 | The system must be able to form some picture ( " model " is the currently fashionable word ) of the user 's needs , competence and experience . |
| 9 | Then the probability p(x) that x records will be added to a given embedded overflow area is given by the expression : An overflow area will be able to hold some number of records n . |
| 10 | The longer-lasting remissions experienced by patients with relatively mild symptoms suggests that an enhanced oxygen supply may even be able to stimulate some kinds of repair , perhaps re-myelination of damaged nerves . |
| 11 | " Not in the ground : and the soil 's so light that we shall be able to scratch some shelter easily when we find the right place . " |
| 12 | However , once our son arrives , I may have got things on an even keel and be able to take some time off . ’ |
| 13 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 14 | Erm will you be able to take some money ? |
| 15 | around Easter time erm would yous be able to take some person just to come and sit in your shop for a week out of our school ? |
| 16 | On the top floor ahead of you , you may be able to see some painted ceilings of astrological subjects . |
| 17 | Similarly , those insects possessing an ability to see things through infrared or heat emissions are in an interesting position , for while we humans perceive airborne molecular vibrations as sound , such a creature would have no need of ears , though many do possess excellent hearing , for it may be able to see some airborne vibrations as molecular agitations or patterns . |
| 18 | And do n't forget that this year 's show includes a Vintage & Collectable section , where you will be able to see some of the instruments that until now have featured only in your dreams ! |
| 19 | After about 40 minutes the process is complete and you will be able to see some things in great detail even in the blackest night . |
| 20 | Thus , those which would find the it relatively cheap and straightforward to cut pollution might be able to sell some of their units to producers which would find it difficult or expensive to do so . |
| 21 | I 'd like to be able to spend some time in Japan , which I find very beautiful and relaxing . ’ |
| 22 | If everything had gone according to plan , he 'd be able to spend some of the £29,000 he 's due from a Maxwell pension fund . |
| 23 | My decision has been not to breed from her , but I 'm still sending letters to colleagues who specialise in genetics and orthopaedics , hoping that they might be able to shed some light on the significance of what I unexpectedly found . |
| 24 | We have been unable to discover what all this apparatus is for and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on the matter ? |
| 25 | A good system needs to be able to detect when errors occur , and hopefully also be able to employ some means of correcting them , or at least attempting to correct them . |
| 26 | we might be able to help we might be able to generate some ideas between us |
| 27 | Those who were particularly interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues ( any issues ! ) as the main themes being stressed by the parties , but the level of predictability was low . |
| 28 | Those who were interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues as the main themes being stressed by the parties . |
| 29 | They may be able to allay some of your fears or draw attention to further investigation needed . |
| 30 | The prostate gland can be involved by infection , both gonococcal and non-gonococcal , and in order to tell whether it is inflamed it is helpful to be able to examine some of the fluid that it secretes . |