Example sentences of "able [verb] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would anyone be able to enjoy the first public performance of a pageant , devised and directed by Mr Malik , with the working title of Islamic Wimbledon ? |
| 2 | The development , first reported in The Scotsman three years ago , opens up the possibility of being able to treat the first signs of breast cancer when the chances of success are highest . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , Wesker was struck by another ( albeit minor ) disaster : Teomi was not able to attend the first day of rehearsals because Wesker had forgotten , when writing his schedule , that it was also Yom Kippur . |
| 4 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |
| 5 | I 've been lucky to be able to launch the first concept of dread disease insurance , in South Africa you might have heard about us . |
| 6 | Thanks to new technology , ICI was able to launch the first solvent-free emulsions in the USA and UK in March 1992 . |
| 7 | We might thus be able to provide the first step in assisting a school to maximise any award which it receives . |
| 8 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 9 | The postponement of the opera ( it eventually opened on 13 January ) meant that Nannerl , who reached Munich on 4 January 1775 , was able to hear the first performance . |
| 10 | So one has to actually learn erm an entirely new alphabet before even being able to read the first word on the first page that you see in the archives . |
| 11 | so I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos , you know ai n't got no money . |
| 12 | So I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos you know I ai n't got no money . |
| 13 | It seems to me possible that here in this room we might between us just conceivably be able to make a first … |