Example sentences of "able [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Calatin will be able to weave the spell that will protect you from the fire of the Time Chariot . ’ |
| 2 | One woman told me that it was the day she was able to swim the width of the local pool after years of being afraid . |
| 3 | At the LTB 's annual meeting last week , Lord Pitt said London was being undermined as a tourist attraction by a ‘ lack of some kind of co-ordinating body , able to promote the capital and fight for its best interests ’ . |
| 4 | The first was a continuation of the earlier sales because Iran had now promised that within about two months it would be able to arrange the release of the remaining five American hostages . |
| 5 | Best you stay with me till we get to Argyle Street-you 'll no be able to miss the station then . ’ |
| 6 | They 're only little buses so you wo n't be able to miss the stop . |
| 7 | He had never been able to hit the animal but he knew how to throw a punch , and the Punk was n't such a good mover as Cobber . |
| 8 | By having this , you are able to hit the ball anywhere on the opposing court . |
| 9 | No he 's just practising at the moment lovey he 's practising his swing but I agree if he stood that distance he would n't be able to hit the ball would he would you . |
| 10 | If a substantial loss has been suffered you may be able to sue the vendor , and if you lack financial resources you may qualify for legal aid . |
| 11 | Secondly , where an exemption clause is not invalidated by section 2 , the buyer may be able to sue the seller for breach of contract and to defeat the exemption clause by virtue of sections 6 or 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act . |
| 12 | If you rely to your detriment on a misleading reference which was given negligently , you should be able to sue the referee . |
| 13 | The consignee is then able to sue the carrier directly , but is also subject to the latter 's direct suit . |
| 14 | Sixty years ago C. J. Herrick , the American comparative anatomist , dubbed it the ‘ organ of civilisation ’ , and I have set myself the task of seeing how far our scientific knowledge of nerve cells might earn the neocortex this grandiose title : Would these nerve cells , as actors , be able to perform the play , ‘ Civilisation ’ ? |
| 15 | The existing knowledge about the employee from inside the organization makes it easier to decide whether he or she is able to perform the work well . |
| 16 | One detail needed confirmation , and Huy knew that he would not be able to perform the task himself . |
| 17 | Anyone who has heard the dialect of the Bronx , New Orleans or Albuquerque will be able to affirm the failure of those techniques . |
| 18 | We 'll nothing , we 'll , wo n't be able to paint the floor and put the carpets down on |
| 19 | Above 50% of infants and toddlers were able to discontinue the laxative after three to four months . |
| 20 | She rapidly began to feel better and surprisingly she was now able to discontinue the potassium tablets . |
| 21 | It was to avoid this last couple that Hugh unexpectedly asked her to dance , which they did unsuccessfully , their bodies unused to performing together , and Molly keeping to the shadows in case the children should spot them and never be able to forgive the embarrassment they had been caused . |
| 22 | The defender 's body , now side-on , is able to evade the attacker 's front kick and strike home with his own front kick to his opponent 's exposed groin . |
| 23 | ( c ) Agreeing the new rent There should be a period in which the parties are able to agree the amount of the new rent before the necessity for independent determination . |
| 24 | but surely , but surely I mean surely they 'll be able to restore the housing benefit |
| 25 | Irrespective of the means provided to bring automatic roof vents and sprinkler systems into operations , automatic fire detection able to sense the presence of a smouldering fire may be important to reduce damage to some forms of goods if the premises are to be at any time unoccupied . |
| 26 | This must be at one end of the housing , clear of the other compartments , and then you will be able to slide the glass off this compartment without sliding it off the others . |
| 27 | Since the wells are at the edge of the block , you will be able to slide the glass to one side to fill the wells . |
| 28 | This was partly because they were unsure about the outcome , partly because they were not able to segment the market with precision , and partly because the account executives in their advertising agencies , in common with many media directors , still appear to believe that prosperity is equated with youth . |
| 29 | Given the buoyancy of Major 's chart , he should be able to gather the support he needs for tomorrow 's crucial debate for he is a tactical Capricorn-rising every bit as much as he is a stand-by-my-principles Aries . |
| 30 | She was able to light the gas and make tea in the big brown family teapot . |