Example sentences of "[conj] able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the West 's firmest commitment so far to helping clean up environmental damage in the East but also its clearest statement yet that it is not willing or able to pay for the process . |
| 2 | Even Hugh , although able to look like a jeune premier from time to time , had filled out as a result of an under-demanding marriage and a sedentary occupation , and would have been a round peg for such a small square hole . |
| 3 | In the case of a Claimant travelling alone and able to return to the U.K. on his own , if the return portion of his air ticket can be used to return to the U.K. , then no claim can be paid as no additional expenses have been incurred . |
| 4 | It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species , up to the size of antelopes . |
| 5 | They are capable of divining the real thrust of a comment , and able to respond to a joke , even a joke in bad taste , in the spirit intended by the commentator . |
| 6 | The patients were under only local anaesthetic , and so were conscious at the time and able to talk to the doctor . |
| 7 | The body must be upright yet supple and able to move with the horse . |
| 8 | And the other thing to say to from me is yes , we would love a multiplicity of views to go to the District Health Authority , I and my predecessor Betty Stanford , who were District Council Members on that health authority , we were there and able to listen to and able to contribute to the debate , the Government White Paper has taken us off , so that is not a good start in terms of how you involve the city and the district with the policy decisions of the health authority . |