Example sentences of "ability to get [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many people , however , one of the bonuses of retirement is the ability to get off the treadmill and stop rushing . |
| 2 | He was pretty confident about his ability to get into the rooms in the first place , Loretta noted . |
| 3 | The psycho-therapist , social worker or social reformer , concerned only with his own clients and their grievance against society , perhaps takes a view comparable to the private citizen of Venice who concerns himself only with the safety of his own dwelling and his own ability to get about the city . |
| 4 | If you are low in stamina you will have lost your ability to get through the day without becoming over-tired . |
| 5 | Gary 's great strength was an ability to get to a ball first in the penalty area , but if he received it at his feet 30 yards from goal he was looking for help , to lay it off and get into the penalty area . |
| 6 | In January 1956 , Dulles , still apparently comforted by his country 's nuclear armoury , made his ‘ brinkmanship ’ speech : ‘ The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art . |
| 7 | Despite input from the tactician , David Barnes , the local team led by Rod Davis was always wrong-footed by Gilmour 's ability to get to the left hand side of the course ( favoured all day ) and defend it . |
| 8 | Yes the classless society , no matter what background you come from you should have the ability to get to the top . |
| 9 | And the actresses themselves are a delight : Josette Bushell-Mingo has an extraordinarily mobile face and an infectiously comic manner , Joy Richardson shows an uncanny ability to get inside a 10-year-old 's skin , and Angela Bruce , as the mother , has natural authority . |