Example sentences of "able to put [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In summary , Warwickshire 's batting is usually adequate as long as the bowlers are able to put a squeeze on the opposition .
2 Communicating means being able to put a message across and to receive one .
3 Constanza is able to put a name to it , she has seen that waterfront before but where ?
4 Being able to put a name to a subject is something that is beyond the capabilities of any current computer system .
5 But , before he was able to put a name to it , something hit him on the back of the head , and for a long time he knew no more .
6 Not only must you be able to speak up loud and clear , but you should be able to put a case relevantly , neatly , succinctly , and generally in a way pleasing to the tribunal before which you are appearing .
7 When she retires next month , challenging behaviour will be only one of the many items she will have been able to put a tick next to on the learning difficulties agenda , although she would the last to claim there is nothing left to do .
8 He would n't say what was n't working out , though I guess it was the sexual frustration and not being able to put a date on setting up home together .
9 When they went to bed that night Ellen , as usual , was asleep within minutes but Ruth , though deadly tired , was curiously wakeful ; not quite feeling herself but not able to put a finger on what was wrong .
10 As one young woman I spoke to put it : ‘ I thought at least I 'll be going to a place where these people are not my parents so they wo n't be able to put a hand on me . ’
11 It was essential to be able to put a hand out for something in the dark without knocking over a jug of water , or sending a pee-bottle flying .
12 And some of these were found in Bristol harbour er and the pattern of the cloths was pressed in to the lead so we were able to put a microscope to that and see how it should be woven .
13 Maybe we 'd only do half an hour before sloping off but , bit by bit , we were able to put a set together .
14 Another month of this and I 'll not be able to put a meal on the table . ’
15 We were fortunate in finding Longmans ( India ) interested in the project , and with the aid of a subsidy for each book were able to put the price as low as eight annas a copy , and in return for the subsidy were able to hand over a sizeable number of each book for distribution to the Army , Navy and RAF .
16 They did so all the more readily because they were not expected to adopt any ideological formula but , rather , were able to put the stamp of their own opinions on the policy of a Party which had no set position of its own .
17 On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round .
18 You may be able to put the past behind you , either because of revivified feelings or the arrival of someone new .
19 The State has powers to alienate the rights of possessions to such " deserving grantees " ( the deserving grantees , according to Islamic law , are the landless , the warriors and others who serve the State , those who can actually cultivate the land , and those who have just embraced Islam ) who are able to put the land to productive use and to be of benefit to the society at large .
20 But where more intensive support is required , over a longer period , he or she needs to be able to put the patient into contact with a relevant mutual aid group , befriending scheme , counselling service , or psychiatric crisis support scheme .
21 ‘ I missed not being able to put the stocking on the end of his bed like I always did , and not seeing his face when he woke up .
22 IBM might even be able to put the machine into volume production during 1993 but may settle for a system to offload CICS terminal handling to start with .
23 I am pleased to report that in 1992 I was able to substantially achieve one of the objects of my Presidency , the refurbishment of the main exhibition galleries at Portland Place , making it more welcoming to members and the public and better able to put the case for architecture .
24 And at the same time these voices call for some social sacrifices in the very idealistic belief that it 's better to have the pain all at once and be able to put the operation behind us .
25 I say I 've only just go been able to put the baby down
26 It means being able to put the language into action .
27 we 'll I know what we mean yep how do you prepare what what you physically have in front of you so that you 're able to put the point over effectively
28 The team 's report will be presented to the Colombian government , as well as both the British and Colombian universities involved in the expedition and UK-based organisations which may be able to put the information to further use .
29 I might be able to put an ad in the paper for them games .
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