Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But have they always been able to machine it Norm I mean to my mind it 's always been sort of , you know , you buy , whatever they are like for afters and that and that 's how you use them to make your garden shed or whatever |
| 2 | Inter-hospital transport may be able to take you part of the way home , or at least take you to a main thoroughfare away from dark corners . |
| 3 | I 'm Emma with her silly little clever-clever theories of love and marriage , and love is something that comes in different clothes , with a different way and different face , and perhaps it takes a long time for you to accept it , to be able to call it love . |
| 4 | Of course she was smiling — if she handled it right this time , she might be able to ask him point blank for a particular day and time for that — perhaps not so accursed — interview . |
| 5 | But of course , people may feel very affectionate towards their parents but be unable to give them money , or indeed , be able to give them money but feel that this is not the proper thing to do . |
| 6 | ‘ We are encouraging industrialists to come here and we should be able to give them tea and biscuits , ’ says veteran councillor John Kitson . |
| 7 | Your doctor will be able to give you advice and encourage you to have a smear test if appropriate . |
| 8 | Your local health authority will be able to give you advice on local services or your doctor can advise you . |
| 9 | The advantage of plumbers ' merchants is that they stock some of the more unusual fittings and will often be able to give you advice . |
| 10 | If you are disconnected , they may be able to lend you heating , cooking and lighting appliances ( such as Calor Gas fires and cookers ) . |
| 11 | I thought your husband might be able to help me find Heather . ’ |
| 12 | Their only hope was to find a farmhouse where a friendly farmer might be able to offer them shelter for the night . |
| 13 | They will also be able to give information about local voluntary agencies which may be able to offer you advice or support , and also about local services for people with special difficulties such as problems with alcohol , drugs or gambling . |
| 14 | They will also be able to give information about local voluntary agencies which may be able to offer you advice or support , and also about local services for people with special difficulties such as problem with alcohol , drugs or gambling . |
| 15 | Today , a bank should be able to show you opportunity anywhere in the world . |
| 16 | We , we tackled it without putting a great lot on the rates , we were a , we were able to tackle it year by year by altering some of the rooms . |
| 17 | A series of brief telephone calls put me in touch with the keeper of the Chalice Well at Glastonbury who was able to give me chapter and verse on the well cover . |
| 18 | Fortunately Chief Petty Officer Richard Saunders RN , my husband 's father , had taught him very early how to box the compass and he was able to bring her north of Scotland , round our north eastern seaboard and bring her in to Chatham dockyard for paying-off . |