Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I might be able to swing you a season ticket , why ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But people tend to confuse the fact that one may be able to guess what an individual is likely to choose with the notion that the choice is not free . |
| 6 | ‘ Aye , got better than that , William Davies , ’ Hari said , ‘ come on , I might be able to find you a bit of soup as well as some bread . ‘ |
| 7 | ‘ Let me see your jewels , I might be able to find you a buyer who will give you a good price . |
| 8 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 9 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 10 | ‘ Daft of me not to be able to remember who the girl was , ’ he said , ‘ but I tell you what I do remember . |
| 11 | Erm , so you might be able to sell her a monitor . |
| 12 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 13 | The very sound of the body 's impact through the gravitational imperative is the abiding impression from the first four solos but in Single Space , caged within a six-foot open-backed box , Sander enters a new realm , imprisoned , but able to explore its every plane in a sequence of surrealistic space-contorting energies . |
| 14 | ‘ Maybe the party will be able to get some money out of it and we will be able to prostitute ourselves a little bit more . |
| 15 | Ah , ah , I wonder if we 'll be able to choose who the model is ? |
| 16 | If you have a really warm relationship with your elderly parent and the two of you communicate well , you may also be able to help her a good deal by occasional discussions on attitudes generally in bereavement and the more positive aspects of what has been such a tragic and painful experience for her ; steering her tenderly towards the realisation that what she now has is not only what Dylan Thomas 's wife described as ‘ left-over life to kill ’ , but left-over love to give , which is a very different thing . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Prince of Wales Charities might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 19 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Roval Bank of Scotland might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 20 | I enclose the Constitution of this Association , in the hope that The Trust might , at some point this year or early next , be able to award it a small donation . |
| 21 | That helps me a lot and I find I 'm able to assert myself a bit more . |
| 22 | If she keeps that up I will be able to buy myself a couple of books from the alcove book shop by the end of the summer . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He was seen with a pretty young woman , was able to paw her a little without having the effort or commitment of doing more and had also enjoyed himself complaining about his wife . |
| 25 | They attach themselves to executable files and are able to load themselves every time the infected file is loaded . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Just leave it to me said Mr Grover I think between us and with the help of some of our friends in the market we shall be able to give everybody a Christmas to remember . |
| 28 | Annie was nursed back to full health by the kind nuns who adopted her and they were able to give her a good education . |
| 29 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 30 | Aisling 's condition is quite severe but the doctor was able to give her a discernible lip-line and reduce the depth of staining on her face by up to 20pc . |