Example sentences of "able [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can write your first paragraph when you have finished the rest of the essay ; and at that point , you will definitely be able to promise what the essay will cover — because you will have already written it . |
| 2 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 3 | Seeing that point of view does not mean agreeing with it or even empathising with it : it simply means being able to see what the view is — to look at things from that viewpoint . |
| 4 | ‘ Daft of me not to be able to remember who the girl was , ’ he said , ‘ but I tell you what I do remember . |
| 5 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 6 | Ah , ah , I wonder if we 'll be able to choose who the model is ? |
| 7 | Go to your bank manager and explain your problem , he or she will probably be able to advance you the money to pay these people off straight away and you will then pay the bank the £25 a month , except that because you will pay interest , it will probably take you sixteen months to pay it off instead of fourteen . |
| 8 | Then we are bringing our past experiences and present interests to bear on what we read ; in short , we are actively involving ourselves in reading , at last able to comprehend what the text means to us , and what it can do to and for us . |
| 9 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 10 | And that today Jean still resorts to cutting herself , reflects her basic lack of self-esteem , as well as her need to try to ‘ reach ’ someone who will be able to give her the help she so desperately needs . |
| 11 | If you do n't , your emotional strength will gradually be sapped , to the point when you will no longer be able to give her the support she requires , and the whole arrangement may collapse around you . |
| 12 | She was such a lovely girl and had such a sweet nature that he would be distressed to think Harry might not be able to give her the depths of love she deserved . |
| 13 | Her mother said : ‘ Those former foster parents , who she 's been once a year to Spain with , they have been able to give her the luxuries that I could not afford to give her . ’ |
| 14 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |
| 15 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 16 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 17 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 18 | Even in her semi-conscious state she had been able to give them the phone number of her sister Margaret in Australia . |
| 19 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 20 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 21 | Only a handful of people , it had been established , had been near enough to the leading car of the funicular to have been able to give it the fatal extra push that had sent Woodleigh and Jilly Jonathan tumbling down the steep hillside . |
| 22 | Success in this field is going to become even more important as we move into the 1990s and beyond and I hope that in this book I 've been able to give you the benefit of my experience , to pass on the kind of backstage know-how that can make that vital difference between winning and losing . |
| 23 | Britannia Airways , Britain 's leading holiday airline , is our sister company , and so we are able to give you the benefits of the airline 's long-standing experience and high standards of service . |
| 24 | If you can not find a teacher , who is also an expert in your held , do not worry as any teacher will be able to give you the information that will be required to improve your particular activity . |
| 25 | The patient might tell you what if , if the casualty was still able to talk , they might be able to give you the history of how they became like they were , received a blow , got kicked , fell onto something hard , okay and so on and so on , they might be able to tell you themselves , give some indication , right , you would remove and loosen off all tight clothing , okay , loosen off the clothing for them and then treat them for shock and then refer them to urgent medical attention , nil by mouth on any account , okay ? |
| 26 | The reason for this advice is that , if you go wrong but the examiner can identify the stage at which you have gone wrong , he is able to give you the appropriate credit . |
| 27 | It is important that I put myself in a position to be able to give you the best possible advice . |
| 28 | Erm I 'm in I 'm in some difficulty because this is this is a matter that 's arisen since the original matters er matters for discussion were drawn up so I 'm not able to give you the formal views of the council in that respect . |
| 29 | they most likely would n't be able to give you the help as well , they 're just placed on |
| 30 | Economic growth in the open world market economy has been so great that few governments are now in strong enough control over their civil societies to be able to deny them the chance to participate in this wealth-creating system . |