Example sentences of "[am/are] able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " .
2 But we have found that with support , especially in information technology and communication , they are able to complete it with success . ’
3 The complicated problems surrounding the temperature management of prepared food for volume consumption are all too apparent by the time you get your meal on the plate and are able to eat it in comfort .
4 We are able to resume ourselves after sleep , after an alcoholic stupor , after an epileptic fit , after prolonged coma .
5 be able to maintain itself in power by means of its organisational capacity , its ability to adapt to new forces and its dynamic positive relationship with the moral unity of society expressed through the rule of law .
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