Example sentences of "[pron] [be] able [to-vb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 2 | Will you be able to come out for a drink on New Year 's Eve , next Tuesday evening ? ’ |
| 3 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 4 | Had they been able to put down for a minute our in-depth features on Geraldo , Victor Sylvester and some accordions , they might have seen something half-decent on the box . |
| 5 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |