Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm you know they do sort of keep a close eye on what they 're working unless of course they they are hoping to erm for their health to improve and to be able to return to full time teaching ultimately . |
| 2 | It is also helpful to be able to refer at any time to a ‘ map ’ of the pathways followed and nodes visited in the course of a particular trip through ‘ hyperspace ’ . |
| 3 | The system should be able to cope at all times with the workload resulting from continuous operation of seven dedicated user terminals , and occasional use of two user terminals for simple enquiries and for examining portions of text . |
| 4 | Mr Fallon said many disabled people wrote to him concerned that they would not be able to shop at convenient times . |
| 5 | When the sewage treatment plant comes into operation in 1998 it will be able to cater for four times the population of Whitby . |
| 6 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
| 7 | Instead , holdings and dealings would be recorded electronically in an account , corresponding to a bank account , with one of a number of ‘ account operators , ’ linked to TAURUS , from whom shareholders would be able to obtain at any time documentary evidence of the state of their accounts . |