Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [Wh det] [art] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | At that stage I concede happily that we may be able to predict what a clever animal will do in a particular set of circumstances . |
| 9 | Thus , we will not be able to predict what the apparent values of these quantities will be because we do n't know how many baby universes are waiting out there . |
| 10 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 11 | However , the altimeter was buried and no doubt if it still has not been found , someone roving round the forests with their metal detectors today will come across it and will not be able to understand what an ancient altimeter is doing there after 60 years . |
| 12 | You need to be able to understand what the question is telling you about itself . |
| 13 | They have got to be able to understand what the script is about . |
| 14 | Being able to understand what the client is trying to achieve is vital and this is often confirmed by a visit to the hotel to get a feel for the market . |
| 15 | But because she 's a young girl she did n't feel able to question what the doctor was doing , and let it go . |
| 16 | They will have all the facts and will be able to explain what the costs would be in your particular case . |
| 17 | We would not be able to tell what the enemy 's intentions are this time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 18 | The seller may be unreasonable and the acquirer would have to be able to show what the opinion of the seller was . |
| 19 | How valuable it would be to be able to reconstruct what the site looked like while excavation was in progress . |