Example sentences of "[be] able [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some languages you may be able to utilize material from grammar books for these lists . |
| 2 | But a family planning a wedding reception would be able to claim exemption from import duty . |
| 3 | In six weeks I 'll be able to do stuff like table tennis . |
| 4 | Businessmen must be able to do business with confidence in the legal results of their actions . |
| 5 | A top level representative may be able to decide policy without reference to anyone else but others will have to refer back for an opinion on key matters . |
| 6 | Once they become available , SQL queries from multiple sources will be able to take advantage of parallelism without the need for users to re-design their applications . |
| 7 | It is tragic that such developments will not be able to take place in future . |
| 8 | Go on then you 'll be able to see mummy from work . |
| 9 | EAST Anglian commuters will be able to reach work without fear of further strikes , it emerged last night . |
| 10 | The business world is one of constant change , and your business to be successful must be able to accommodate change without penalty . |
| 11 | It is important to be able to recover composure after stress , to forget the low turn , and to get on with making a good landing . |
| 12 | Where the landlord has redevelopment plans for the property in question , the term of the lease should be short enough for him to be able to recover possession in time to redevelop . |
| 13 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the essence of this matter is that , if one makes a claim , one should be able to give evidence in support of it ? |
| 14 | the extent to which the teams would be able to preserve space for development work rather than be drawn into a crisis oriented casework load ; |
| 15 | ‘ I have spoken to most captains and a lot of players and the general feeling is that we have played against sides in the past with Test players and we wanted to be able to fight fire with fire so to speak . |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 17 | So perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 18 | It was so wonderful to be able to make love without contraception . ’ |
| 19 | Second , it will itself be able to develop land in partnership with the private sector . |
| 20 | Large figurines mainly thrown on the potter 's wheel and decorated in vase-painter 's technique are known from several Greek sites in the late Bronze Age ; and this may be a line where we shall one day be able to trace continuity of production through the dark ages . |
| 21 | So when price inflation is extraordinarily high , but interest rates lag behind , customers who can get the cheaper forms of credit such at bank loans ( and that usually means relatively richer people ) may actually be able to beat inflation by borrowing : for them , it is a question of buying now and paying less later . |
| 22 | The Community Social Charter declares that workers must be able to have access to training throughout their working lives . |
| 23 | Given that many rural schools do not even have properly equipped science laboratories , it is hard to see how they will be able to afford equipment for carpentry , metalwork and building . |
| 24 | The Americans reckon C&W 's Mercury offshoot will be able to grab business from arch-rival British Telecom , down 5p at 380p . |
| 25 | Many publishers too will be able to provide help with point of sale — stands , covers and so on . |
| 26 | In order to obtain such vital things as a ration card or a job , it was necessary to be able to provide evidence of loyalty to the regime , by means of an official certificate or a letter signed by a person who was , in turn , accredited as " approved " by the regime . |
| 27 | The student will also be able to provide information on sea travel . |
| 28 | I 'd like to find out if part of your opposition to grant maintained status is due to the fact that as a councillor you would no longer be able to exercise control over grant maintained schools . |
| 29 | The report suggests , however , that coral growth will be able to keep pace with sea rises of up to 3 metres over the next hundred years . |
| 30 | Only the hi-tech gym equipment gives you that information , so even when your simply using bar-bells you will still be able to keep track of energy being used . |