Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah , ah , I wonder if we 'll be able to choose who the model is ? |
| 2 | ‘ Daft of me not to be able to remember who the girl was , ’ he said , ‘ but I tell you what I do remember . |
| 3 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 4 | So you , you 'll be able to do it every Monday , but you 've planned for it on Monday , you know who 's going to do it , and they , you know , it 's set up . |
| 5 | The lights upstairs were still on ; if she could only get to a window she might be able to see what the men outside were doing . |
| 6 | Erm , so you might be able to sell her a monitor . |
| 7 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 8 | You can write your first paragraph when you have finished the rest of the essay ; and at that point , you will definitely be able to promise what the essay will cover — because you will have already written it . |
| 9 | With hindsight one can point to the underground man complaining that if he could manage even to loaf and idle around wholeheartedly he would be able to call himself a lazy man . |
| 10 | The out-of-the-practical-swim ex-student , ex-teacher , the worker at thinking in bed , would be able to call himself an arrested man ! |
| 11 | Just leave it to me said Mr Grover I think between us and with the help of some of our friends in the market we shall be able to give everybody a Christmas to remember . |
| 12 | Cos Jim 'll be at work , he wo n't be able to give them a lift in the car . |
| 13 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , he never seemed to be able to give them an explanation of what this Holy Spirit was supposed to be . |
| 15 | Now you do n't have to rely on this , because you can ring through to head office in the evening , or you can ring through your branch while that 's open , and get a computer quote over the phone , but actually find it quite useful if somebody asks me to be able to give them an idea of how much it 's going to cost them . |
| 16 | There 's a couple of friends I know who might be able to give me a bed for the night . |
| 17 | In so doing , they will increase our chairman 's profit margin and this in turn means he will be able to give me a three-figure budget with which to entice quality players . |
| 18 | Well Siobhan might be able to give me a lift , me and |
| 19 | difficult question , but you might be able to give me an example of one aha |
| 20 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 21 | And that today Jean still resorts to cutting herself , reflects her basic lack of self-esteem , as well as her need to try to ‘ reach ’ someone who will be able to give her the help she so desperately needs . |
| 22 | If you do n't , your emotional strength will gradually be sapped , to the point when you will no longer be able to give her the support she requires , and the whole arrangement may collapse around you . |
| 23 | She was such a lovely girl and had such a sweet nature that he would be distressed to think Harry might not be able to give her the depths of love she deserved . |
| 24 | But there are plenty of predatory young women around , whom he might think would be able to give him a son … |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 26 | We will have recorded the interviews with the children a week earlier and should be able to give you a transcript of their answers . |
| 27 | She will be able to give you a great deal too , if you are prepared to open your mind to her memories and experience of life , realising the significance of her ‘ past ’ to your ‘ present ’ ; and when you understand that the old are by no means always on the receiving end of their relationships , then you are ready to assemble the love , time , patience and energy you have to offer , and decide on the best way of presenting them . |
| 28 | A solicitor may also be able to give you a recommendation . |
| 29 | I feel we ought to be able to give you a better idea of the performance of different planning authorities . |
| 30 | I may be able to give you a thing about it actually , if I 've still got one . |