Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , how many people have watched a woman carrying a load of shopping and a three year old child , or cleaning up after an incontinent elderly relation , and still been able to maintain that some jobs are too heavy and dirty for women ? |
| 2 | A customer may buy from several competitors in a given field ; a supplier will invariably supply to more than one business and yet , depending on the facts , the employer may be able to argue that these connections are sufficiently special . |
| 3 | It appears that the committee could make recommendations about any aspect of bus operations , presumably including fares , and the Secretary of State would be able to direct that such recommendations be implemented . |
| 4 | In a preliminary set of experiments we were able to see that these antibodies are specific to each protein . |
| 5 | The couple celebrated with a glass of champagne in the local pub … and Reg was able to reflect that all things come to those who wait . |