Example sentences of "be [adj] to make the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Had we replied in the affirmative , he would clearly have been prepared to make the attempt … ’ |
| 2 | Sorry we sha n't be able to call for you when we 're ready to make the arrest . |
| 3 | Now as part of all this , the Centre is responsible for almost all the public lectures in the university , and we have been glad to make the open to the public at large , and therefore a very special welcome to those of you who have come in from outside . |
| 4 | In this case , however , I have been unable to make the separation and the fieldwork is both empirical and continuous ; it is diachronic and retrospective , taking in the historical with the contemporary . |
| 5 | And they are reluctant to make the categories so tight that really original work can not break through . |
| 6 | Caught in the poverty trap , they are unable to make the savings necessary for business ventures . |
| 7 | If by chance you have already visited Craigendarroch under the terms of this special invitation , I very much regret that we are unable to make the offer a second time . |
| 8 | The pensioner had been caring for his sick wife and had been able to make the US trip only because she had been taken into a nursing home to allow him to have the break . |
| 9 | The difference between the two sums was substantial and the plaintiff was awarded the higher sum because the defendants would not have been able to make the brassieres at all without using the confidential information . |
| 10 | The fact that he had been able to make the journey across the Atlantic meant that life was at last reverting to its customary shape . |
| 11 | Their opponents have not been able to make the connections as effectively , either through working out a coherent ideology or through practice and organization . |
| 12 | It 's thanks to a hefty sponsorship package from Village Homes that he has been able to make the move after only one full season of FF1600 racing in Ireland . |
| 13 | It seems to me to be right to make the Tate into a museum entirely devoted to British art , from its beginnings down to the present day . |
| 14 | It would be rash to make the conclusions of this chapter depend absolutely on exactly the account of certain " if " statements that has now been given or intimated . |
| 15 | To begin with , people who have suffered from schizophrenia are readily identifiable , and it may well at times be possible to make the lives of this high-risk group less eventful . |
| 16 | WITH all the talk about tampering with cricket balls , I wonder if it might be possible to make the ball from plastic or nylon or some other modern material that could n't be defaced . |
| 17 | The need to make subjective judgement of , say , age before approaching a potential respondent tends to produce ages unevenly clustered around the middle of the age ranges which must , in any case , be broad to make the technique feasible . |
| 18 | The acquirer may not have the time or be willing to make the inspections and will not want to accept the risk that some information may have been given to one of its employees or advisers who was unable at the time to appreciate its significance in relation to the transaction , or indeed may have been forgotten . |
| 19 | I enjoy walking on the common land myself , but if I 'm willing to make the sacrifice , why are n't you ? ’ |
| 20 | The UK argues that it would be wrong to make the rules for the review ( which comes after four years ) before it happens . |
| 21 | The emplacement of over a million tonnes of alkali-rich cementitious material into a saturated groundwater environment would be likely to make the groundwater more alkaline . |
| 22 | It would be better to make the discharge below the level of the grating of the gully even if it was over the gully before , to prevent leaves and garden debris blocking the gully . |
| 23 | Odd corners , window sills , ledges and shelves might take plants , and if you have a wide enough hall , you might well be able to make the hall an extra , if not a permanent , dining place by adding a small table . |
| 24 | Realising that before another couple of days had passed , she and Sarah would be able to make the journey Kirkbymoorside and book them two inside seats on the Leeds coach . |
| 25 | 6/ End mass hunger and malnutrition — this is done by aid from UN , E.C. , World Bank , expert help etc. and through developing the countries own agricultural production they hope to be able to make the country self sufficient for food . |
| 26 | However it is optimistic that most companies will be able to make the transition and that the industry 's financial resources , technical expertise and established market will keep it one of the highest rated in the world — at Moody 's , the industry 's average credit rating is double-A-2 , just below its double-A-1 average rating for phone companies outside the US , the highest rated group of all , and a rating matched only by global electrical equipment manufacturers , pharmaceutical companies and non-US electric utilities . |
| 27 | ‘ On a Saturday morning , ’ Patrick said , ‘ I should be able to make the City and back in three hours . ’ |
| 28 | Introduced to the children by headteacher Margaret Sutton , Mrs. Bulmer said she was pleased to be able to make the visit and presented the school with a tree , which she hoped the children would be planting in the garden . |
| 29 | Or , if more convenient , give us a call on 0788 544535 and we 'll be happy to make the delivery arrangements for you . |
| 30 | Mr Chandler , who lives in Reading , said : ‘ Regardless of the outcome of the case I am convinced that the legal system would be unable to make the punishment fit the crime . |