Example sentences of "able to make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , Leicestershire made the most of an attack which contained only two seamers , neither of whom were able to make the ball lift above the knee-cap , and three spinners of uncertain intent . |
| 2 | 6/ End mass hunger and malnutrition — this is done by aid from UN , E.C. , World Bank , expert help etc. and through developing the countries own agricultural production they hope to be able to make the country self sufficient for food . |
| 3 | The difference between the two sums was substantial and the plaintiff was awarded the higher sum because the defendants would not have been able to make the brassieres at all without using the confidential information . |
| 4 | The pensioner had been caring for his sick wife and had been able to make the US trip only because she had been taken into a nursing home to allow him to have the break . |
| 5 | Odd corners , window sills , ledges and shelves might take plants , and if you have a wide enough hall , you might well be able to make the hall an extra , if not a permanent , dining place by adding a small table . |
| 6 | ‘ This chancellor has aimed and targeted taxation at those least able to make the choice , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip . |
| 8 | Their opponents have not been able to make the connections as effectively , either through working out a coherent ideology or through practice and organization . |
| 9 | This astrology did not reside with ephemerides or in computer programs , but in personal daily knowledge of the movement of heavenly bodies through the sky : thus they were able to make the connections . |
| 10 | It was only then that people were able to make the connections to their own lives and their other experiences of oppression , and how different oppressions overlap and intervene . |
| 11 | Realising that before another couple of days had passed , she and Sarah would be able to make the journey Kirkbymoorside and book them two inside seats on the Leeds coach . |
| 12 | The fact that he had been able to make the journey across the Atlantic meant that life was at last reverting to its customary shape . |
| 13 | I had not the first notion of mechanics , but you with your capable hands worked on the machine until , after running with it , pushing it along , we were able to make the engine tick over again . |
| 14 | Political analysts stated that Borja was able to make the land grants because he did not face re-election . |
| 15 | Most haulage contractors are not able to make the economies of scale which are necessary to make general haulage profitable , and their obvious need is to specialize . |
| 16 | None the less James could also acknowledge that " There is no teacher of English in our universities more desirous and more able to make the study of English literature a living power than Dr. Leavis . " |
| 17 | ‘ On a Saturday morning , ’ Patrick said , ‘ I should be able to make the City and back in three hours . ’ |
| 18 | 1 Decide whether or not a photograph is really needed or whether a drawing might not be better able to make the point . |
| 19 | BRUCE DIXON IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHTING CONTRACT MEETING ON TUESDAY 24TH . |
| 20 | But the Romanian model of glorification went beyond the norms seen in Sub-Saharan Africa — not even Emperor Bokassa was able to make the cult of himself pervade every aspect of life in his country , as Ceauşescu did . |
| 21 | ‘ It brought us very close as a family , and we were able to make the end of his life as peaceful and comfortable as possible . |
| 22 | It 's thanks to a hefty sponsorship package from Village Homes that he has been able to make the move after only one full season of FF1600 racing in Ireland . |
| 23 | Introduced to the children by headteacher Margaret Sutton , Mrs. Bulmer said she was pleased to be able to make the visit and presented the school with a tree , which she hoped the children would be planting in the garden . |
| 24 | I was able to make the background from part of the original wedding dress , which was unlikely to be worn again by the erstwhile bride . |
| 25 | This was called in East Anglia jading a horse ; and it was from this practice more than any other that the horsemen sometimes earned the name of horse-witches because they were able to make the horse stand as though it were paralysed or bewitched . |
| 26 | However it is optimistic that most companies will be able to make the transition and that the industry 's financial resources , technical expertise and established market will keep it one of the highest rated in the world — at Moody 's , the industry 's average credit rating is double-A-2 , just below its double-A-1 average rating for phone companies outside the US , the highest rated group of all , and a rating matched only by global electrical equipment manufacturers , pharmaceutical companies and non-US electric utilities . |