Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 2 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 3 | If he himself has not paid for them then the person who sold him the goods will be able to sue him for the price but will have lost any chance of recovering the goods . |
| 4 | If it does n't work out , no-one including yourself will be able to blame you for the breakdown of your marriage . |
| 5 | If it does n't work out , no one including yourself will be able to blame you for the breakdown of your marriage . |
| 6 | He predicts that , within two years or so , people will be able to buy it for the price of a cheap piano . |
| 7 | Oh I wo n't be able to get it for the following day . |
| 8 | The seventeen pensioners who were able to join us for the annual get-together enjoyed themselves immensely and are already looking forward to next year 's trip ! |
| 9 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |