Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As white lesbians , because of our racism , we had not been able to work out a joint analysis of heterosexism with Black lesbian workers , because we had no knowledge of the implications and ramifications of heterosexism in their lives . |
| 2 | Graham Sharpe organiser says there is nowhere else in the world where two legs can race against four and pick up fourteen thousand pounds in prize money if they win … he explains that the horse has been beaten once by a mountain bike three years ago but they 've never been able to work out a winning formula |
| 3 | According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life . |
| 4 | And secondly , we 'll be able to sort out a reasonable time for getting her home . |
| 5 | The army are faxing me regimental lists , so we might be able to track down a contemporary or two . ’ |
| 6 | Once you begin to understand some of the antecedent events that control your own eating behaviour you will be able to plan out a positive approach , by working out those antecedent events most likely to lead to success . |
| 7 | The librarian may be able to carry out a relevant literature search . |
| 8 | On April 6th , unbeknown to the Hohenzollern Crown Prince , he was asking Crown Prince Rupprecht whether his Sixth Army might not be able to carry out a swift blow at Arras , against the British Army , whose anticipated ( by Falkenhayn ) relief attack had not yet materialised . |
| 9 | The only way I can think of , or I think as far as anyone else can think of , deciding whether it has in fact been important in speciation , is to look for pairs of closely related species which differ in some striking morphological trait , but are still sufficiently similar genetically for you to be able to carry out a genetic analysis , i.e. to cross them , to get offspring , to get F two 's and it 's then possible , it 's obviously not — I 'm not going to explain the details of the technique to you now — but it 's possible to work out whether the difference is due largely , or in part , to some single large gene , or whether it 's on the whole due to quite a lot of small ones . |
| 10 | It is also important to be able to make out a continuing and convincing case to young people . |
| 11 | If you are conscientious at organising your notes and materials so that they can be referred to easily , then you will quickly be able to build up a personal library and reference system . |
| 12 | It was the Collector 's hope that thus even a few men would be able to keep up a heavy fire . |
| 13 | Many large firms of solicitors now print their own explanatory leaflets dealing with the stages in conveyancing , and it is both useful and impressive to be able to hand over a printed leaflet or pamphlet at the time of the first meeting , so as to indicate to a client each of the detailed steps you will be taking on his or her behalf . |
| 14 | Wood , 24 , has played in 27 first-class matches and scored 960 runs without ever being able to hold down a regular spot . |
| 15 | It 's all very complicated and there 's a lot of stuff about original ‘ round ’ core as opposed to the more modern ‘ hex ’ core , and something about wrap wire being able to move around a round core , and the wrap stretching on tuning and just the core moving through the nut , and the smaller space available for gunk to gather , and a heck of a lot more besides . |
| 16 | Many of these techniques culminate in your being able to trigger off a general sense of relaxation when it suits you . |
| 17 | Evaluation by achievement Performance measurement was carried out after each series of courses , by means of examination of each student 's list of references , in order to see whether the students were able to carry out a practical literature search . |
| 18 | David Rose , head chef at Ernst and Young in London , suggested an approach to the Hoskyns Group , and our sales team were able to tie up a new contract . |
| 19 | They were able to drum up a great deal of press and radio material on the sorry plight of British beer . |
| 20 | We were fortunate in finding Longmans ( India ) interested in the project , and with the aid of a subsidy for each book were able to put the price as low as eight annas a copy , and in return for the subsidy were able to hand over a sizeable number of each book for distribution to the Army , Navy and RAF . |
| 21 | For example , if you were able to work out a new method of organizing stock shelves so that components were more quickly available to people on the factory floor this would show perfectly that you ‘ are able to show initiative ’ . |
| 22 | Most commentators , from the 1968 Select Committee onwards , argue that HM Inspectorate should not expand to the extent that it is able to carry out a full programme of regular inspections ( Hopkins , 1982 , is an exception ) . |
| 23 | During the debate Roy Hattersley , the deputy leader , argued that it would be ‘ historic folly ’ for Labour to back proportional representation ; inevitable coalitions would mean that ‘ we would never again have a Labour government that was able to carry out a Labour programme ’ . |
| 24 | William III , helped by the ‘ Protestant wind ’ that kept the English navy pinned in harbour while William 's Dutch fleet could choose a convenient place to land , was able to carry out a successful invasion with quite a substantial military force , so the events of the 1680s underlined the possibility that James II might be able to make a successful return from exile . |
| 25 | When peace came in 1801 , Gibbs was able to set up a profitable business in Cadiz . |
| 26 | About three years ago , I was left some money by a relative , so I was able to start up a national welfare charity for Labradors — something I 'd always wanted to do . |