Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] able [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't apologise ; I think that is fantastic and I hope — I pray — I am able to enjoy a similar style of retirement . |
| 2 | If I am able to offer a small flicker of light , that will give me great joy ! |
| 3 | And , and because of this and my old hits , er I am able to have a big following , and to perform |
| 4 | When I was eighteen I had the very good fortune , think it was a miracle really , that I was able to join a local women 's group in Stratford in East London . |
| 5 | Her husband kindly returned them to me , and I was able to do a great deal of destruction for myself . |
| 6 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
| 7 | On my shirt Harvey had arranged that I wore the word ‘ observer ’ , which meant I was able to remember a prior appointment when the going got rough . |
| 8 | The Guggenheim installation worked well for me too because I was able to use a strict chronology : one thing after another all the way down the ramp . |
| 9 | I was able to buy a small car in which to make the fifteen-minute drive to the campus each day . |
| 10 | I was able to buy a second-hand machine with an electric motor at a charity shop a few months ago . |
| 11 | When I married , I was able to get a good job and a house for my family . |
| 12 | When the votes of thanks and other formalities were over , I was able to have a brief word with him as he emerged into the vestibule . |
| 13 | When I was in Ulm , where the season ran only from September to April , I was able to travel a great deal ; and then I went to Milan to hear real Italian singing . |
| 14 | Well , he sent me quite a series of postcards , and from them I was able to reconstruct a typical street corner . |
| 15 | It is where you are able to do a competent presentation but only by investing an enormous amount of conscious effort into every aspect . |
| 16 | If you are able to find a literary agent who will take on your work , the process of having it looked at by publishers will be speeded up for you . |
| 17 | James Johnston 's hellish screams , torrid streams of abuse and vehement playing sever all traces of decency , and unless you 're familiar with obscure ( and now practically obsolete ) bands like Silver Apples , you 're able to experience a whole new and distinctive way to appreciate the feral and f—ed -up . |
| 18 | Well if you 're able to get a salaried position at fifty three in financial services I would suggest you know good luck to you fine . |
| 19 | Perhaps if you were able to identify a particular topic a relevant report could be made available to you . |
| 20 | At times when she is able to predict a likely shortfall below what is acceptable , due to sickness or annual leave , she should , as soon as possible , make her manager aware of the situation so that alternative staff may be provided . |
| 21 | Through the search over three continents , homelessness and pain-memory , she is able to find a new tongue as the last poem , in a sort of quiet , cautious exultation , shows . |
| 22 | her book also contains a lot of dialogue which again I find really important because ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ is a very emotional story , but what I especially like about Harper Lee 's style is that she is able to add a comical aspect to some of the more serious scenes . |
| 23 | She was able to give a good account of herself and was reasonably cheerful during the interview , except when she talked about her boyfriend and about the distress she had caused her parents . |
| 24 | But Mrs Tighe claimed that she was able to remember a previous incarnation when she was an Irishwoman by the name of Bridey Murphy . |
| 25 | Bettelheim and Zelan suggest that the child 's feeling for the event and for language was so strong that she was able to invent a new word spontaneously . |
| 26 | Sukova made her work extremely hard before she was able to celebrate a 4-6 , 6-1 , 6-4 victory . |
| 27 | It was finally thanks to the generous attitude of the Swiss government that she was able to purchase a small property at Arenenberg near Lake Constance , in the Canton of Thurgau . |
| 28 | Despite the competition , four years later she was able to purchase a wooden cart with small wheels . |
| 29 | And she was able to steam a complete meal while the washing was boiling . |
| 30 | In this chapter we are able to witness a typical day in its life . |