Example sentences of "[pos pn] [be] [adj] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supernaturally strong though the monster was , I could not visualize its being able to scale the sheer outside wall of the tower . |
| 2 | " I was quite amazed at her being able to use the terminology that suited the Salvation Army . |
| 3 | There was no question of her being able to haunt the environs of Mayfield Cottage , as it was down a dead end lane three miles from the nearest village . |
| 4 | She might have drawn the line if I 'd suggested murdering her , but even then I would n't have counted on her being able to break the habit of a lifetime . |
| 5 | On the contrary , it exposes the explanatory weakness of the Muller Doctrine , if it is offered as an advance in our understanding of the origin of different modalities of sensation , of why the world feels as it does ; and , even more , if it is offered as an account of our being able to feel the world at all . |
| 6 | The bedrock of this international business is directly related to our being able to cover the costs of authors , pictures , typesetting and repro by UK and Commonwealth sales . |