Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the valuer is negligent and you buy the property relying on his report , you may still be able to sue him for damages . |
| 2 | If he himself has not paid for them then the person who sold him the goods will be able to sue him for the price but will have lost any chance of recovering the goods . |
| 3 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 4 | So with Amyas 's long , damp fingers pressed against her eyes , Jennifer was led stumbling into the passage , and on the way up to the house Sir Gregory tried to think how he was going to pacify his wife , who had never been able to forgive him for his infidelity and who had always resented the presence of his bastard 's daughter under her roof when she came to hear Mass . |
| 5 | She did n't think she would ever be able to forgive him for keeping that information from her . |
| 6 | I was more able to forgive her for past hurts because , as Nancy Friday says , I needed to do so . |
| 7 | Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " . |
| 8 | One of his discoveries was originally thought by some to be wrong as no one was able to replicate it for nearly two years ; however , Fleischmann was eventually proved to be correct . |
| 9 | Besides , he 'd never be able to sustain it for more than a minute or two . |
| 10 | We spent two summer holidays and three Christmases at the melin before at last we were able to claim it for our own occupation . |
| 11 | ‘ I might be able to see him for lunch in half an hour . ’ |
| 12 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 13 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 14 | ‘ So I wo n't be able to see you for those two weeks . |
| 15 | For , through that form of criticism , students can be freed from dependence on their own discipline , being able to see it for what it is , warts and all . |
| 16 | And even if I did have and had a mustard seed here , you still would n't be able to see it for a mustard seed is no bigger than a pin head . |
| 17 | You 're resilient and intelligent enough to be able to see it for what it was . |
| 18 | The smile he gave her was familiar , full of charm , and yet she was now able to see it for what it was ; totally false and lacking in warmth . |
| 19 | Anna , determined not to be able to reproach herself for not trying , took on the women and children . |
| 20 | So if a member borrowed to buy a practice for £200,000 , he might now be able to sell it for only £50,000 . |
| 21 | He calculates the car will last two more years after which he thinks he will be able to sell it for £400 . |
| 22 | ‘ We should be able to track him for about half a mile , but with all these buildings we 'll be lucky to get two hundred yards . |
| 23 | This stronger sense of learning also carries with it the idea that ultimately the student is able to evaluate it for him or herself , and form a personal view about its validity ( by reading the relevant articles , by listening to the different views of the authorities on the topic , and perhaps by assisting in a clinical trial ) . |
| 24 | Since the debt is being traded at discounted rates on the secondary markets , Conservation International will be able to purchase it for about $1.8 million . |
| 25 | That is to say , if you want a dishwasher but know you wo n't be able to afford one for , say , three years , then make sure the plumbing is available and that there is a niche for a new fixture before you install your worktops and units . |
| 26 | We wo n't be able to afford one for a couple of years yet . |
| 27 | And I have grave doubts that I will be able to endure it for long after this … débâcle … this hideousness . ’ |
| 28 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 29 | He predicts that , within two years or so , people will be able to buy it for the price of a cheap piano . |
| 30 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |