Example sentences of "[adv] [be] able [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With snuff-boxes and étuis and such stuff we shall soon be able to rig out a stall |
| 2 | You ca n't contact the ‘ Bears ’ direct on that rig but they might just be able to pick up an emergency signal . |
| 3 | If the atmosphere is clear you might just be able to make out the Mournes on the horizon . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Shall I ever be able to shut out the sight and the sound ? |
| 6 | Any manufacturing jeweller would honestly be able to take over a consignment of several hundred , especially if he were offered a 10 or 15 per cent discount on market price . |
| 7 | The initial inducement may not be taken by customers to imply the normal credit terms , or if it is , the firm 's credit managers may eventually be able to rein back the actual credit period taken to the planned one month . |
| 8 | ’ This translation is found in a number of later editions , so that the assiduous collector may well be able to ferret out a ‘ Bug ’ Bible . |
| 9 | You may well be able to foretell how the card may operate by examining it against the picture of the results on page 28 of the manual . |
| 10 | Indeed and I think the er the point about Eurofighter is that it 's a very flexible er aircraft , it 's a multi-role aircraft , it 's a cost effective aircraft and therefore it er , as you say , may well be able to cover quite a large spectrum . |
| 11 | Placing her confidence and trust in him she was guided by the trader and signed the form in blank and agreed with the trader that , if he succeeded in obtaining terms acceptable to her , he would then be able to fill in the details on the form and send it to the finance company . |
| 12 | About one hundred years ago the EMMS directors were given the responsibility of running the Hawthornbrae Trust which currently exists to provide holiday grants to Edinburgh residents who are recovering from illness and who would not otherwise be able to afford even a short holiday break . |
| 13 | Second , the external influence will in some cases actually be successful , and we may therefore be able to demonstrate how the new forms penetrate the solidary community . |
| 14 | We might never be able to take apart the atomic clock to see its wheels and springs , but there would still be the metaphysically soothing thought of its steady ticking . |
| 15 | ‘ You will probably never be able to bring back the era of ballroom dancing , ’ he said . |