Example sentences of "able [to-vb] them [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A few days later , immediately alongside the busy M40 , a pause at traffic-lights enabled me to glance at a dense assembly of birds , as closely-packed as starlings , extending for almost a quarter of a mile along the edge of the arable field , and I was able to identify them as a mixture of Lapwing and ‘ goldies , ’ all immobile , and many of the latter with their heads tucked in as if fast asleep . |
| 32 | It is unlikely that any of the missing diamonds had been picked up by persons involved in the rescue or who visited the site later as only an expert would have been able to identify them as precious stones . |
| 33 | thought that he could create an advantage by shipping some Russian rocket missiles to his friend , Fidel Castro , in the island of Cuba , so that he would be able to use them as a threat against the continent of North America , a comparatively short distance away . |
| 34 | Whether you not you intend to use the pregenerated characters , take a look at them — you might be able to use them as NPCs at some time . |
| 35 | But was Picasso fond of the different women he was with or was it that he just liked them physically , and he was able to use them in his work ? |
| 36 | The study is particularly concerned with the extent to which social science research students acquire skills in quantitative methods and are able to use them after making the transition to employment in social science research . |
| 37 | Second , the formulation of the Authority 's educational policies and programmes , especially those which teachers are expected to translate into day-to-day practice , should from now on be grounded in prior consultation with teachers and others , together with analysis of relevant conceptual and empirical research , and those devising such policies and programmes should be able to justify them in terms of the considerations which this process will reveal . |
| 38 | Because we reinterviewed the same people at different times throughout the year , we were able to divide them into persistent readers of Tory tabloids , persistent readers of Labour tabloids , persistent readers of broadsheets and , finally , those who changed papers or read no paper regularly . |
| 39 | With such an effective way of victualling her young , the mother is able to retain them within her until they are so big that their sheer size makes them a burden and the mechanics of getting them out of her body becomes a real problem . |
| 40 | Experiments of the most Draconian nature wold be necessary to untangle these possibilities , says Altman , ‘ and you would n't be able to do them in a natural setting like Amboseli ’ . |
| 41 | Now anyone with a spreadsheet should be able to do them in a few hours . |
| 42 | Timing is also of the essence — flowers can be sent to you through the post as soon as the special event is over , but the best option is to be able to press them on the very day that they are used . |
| 43 | We 'll be able to mark them on a chart , |
| 44 | The idea is that OS/2 developers who write to the Tali-OS/2 combination will be able to convert them with the minimum of fuss . |
| 45 | The idea is that OS/2 developers who write to the Tali-OS/2 combination will be able to convert them with the minimum of fuss . |
| 46 | We may or may not be able to convert them to electrical use . |
| 47 | The day-to-day operation of power stations remained under the control of the six National Grid Control Centres , which ( now they were freed from the financial provisions which had governed their relationship to the independent undertakings ) were able to run them in a more efficient merit order , reducing the cost of generation . |
| 48 | They 're able to hold on to that for the duration of the talk and be able to understand them as concepts and therefore it helps to put over the ideas . |
| 49 | I had seen them with the eyes of a young buy , but Edward who knew them well was able to interpret them with the mind of a man . |
| 50 | Both of these people may be too senior for a discussion on props , but they have the most influence and you might be able to interest them in an idea for future use . |
| 51 | The stomach cramps had been coming back , off and on , all day , but so far she had been able to keep them under control . |
| 52 | Western economies are certainly prone to crises , but the state seems able to keep them in check . |
| 53 | You will then be able to soak them in the medicated solution for maximum effectiveness . |
| 54 | You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding . |
| 55 | Perhaps Bénéteau 's policy is to popularise their products by being able to attribute them to household names in the world of fashion and design . |
| 56 | Apart from the outstanding quality and rarity of many of the items , much of their fascination for scholars has lain in being able to document them in the family 's ancient inventories . |
| 57 | If you have babies or young children you will be able to lift them with little effort . |
| 58 | So if you cry babies would stop moaning and get a life and support the greatest , most wonderfully gifted team in the world instead of worrying about petty , shitty sides like Leeds then you 'd be able to watch them on tv all the time . |
| 59 | He would not be able to hold them for long . |
| 60 | France will just about be able to hold them in the line-out if Roumat plays , but the so-called hard men in the pack do n't look that tough to me . |