Example sentences of "[be] able see the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was the match winner at Old Trafford and the selectors should once more be able to see the folly of their ways .
2 Visitors will be able to see the livingroom from a Lauderdale Farm in the 1930s , where a shepherd , his wife and three children lived .
3 ‘ Some 20 million South Africans , black and white , ’ continued Dr Bacher , ‘ will be able to see the cricket on this tour live on TV , and will see how cricket has brought people together in the West Indies .
4 Official guides will explain the functions of the various parts of the building and children will be able to see the court 's family of ducks .
5 Rothstein argues that to be able to see the wood through the trees , users should focus on ‘ common systems concepts , ’ rather than open systems .
6 WILL ANYBODY BE ABLE TO SEE THE REGISTER ?
7 This pattern draws in considerably and you will be able to see the advantage of losing a stitch to both sides of the cables .
8 Art enthusiasts will be able to see the work of Jan Künster at this year 's International Dressage Meeting at Goodwood , to be held 1–3 May .
9 I 'll not be able to see the board .
10 ‘ Yes , and you should be able to see the bottom of the rear tyres of the car in front to be able to manoeuvre round it if need be .
11 Dicke and Peebles argued that we should still be able to see the glow of the early universe , because light from very distant parts of it would only just be reaching us now .
12 It may prove difficult because individuals may not be able to see the whole of the organisation since they are so wrapped up in their own specialised part of it .
13 You should be able to see the filling in the middle .
14 The font supplier provides one font for the screen so that the user will be able to see the type as it will appear and a second font for the printer .
15 You will now be able to see the type of ceiling which is fitted below the joists — either plasterboard or lath-and-plaster .
16 Thus before submitting the report , the librarian should be able to see the software demonstrated , perhaps at an in-service training day ; to use the software either at the school library service HQ or by borrowing ( but not copying ) the software for use in the school .
17 You may also be able to see the rabbit at this stage .
18 You will also be able to see the exhibition of selected and prize-winning works from our ‘ Art in Nature ’ open competition .
19 Indeed , if you are lucky , on a clear day you might just be able to see the spring bubbling up at the bottom of the pond .
20 However , and it also has a down- side because now the contractors will be able to see the information which used to be confidential that local authorities will be putting on the table , but the point is it 's a chink , it 's a way forward we need to build on this .
21 Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog .
22 From there they should be able to see the Smoke very clearly .
23 Very soon we would not be able to see the line of tall evergreens that parted beach from cloud .
24 By working your experimental pieces into a narrow strip you will be able to see the effect of , say , a woven pattern braid , or matching plain and coloured collar pieces .
25 My only reservation is that the public who use the stand will not be able to see the racing in the same manner as they did from the old open top affairs .
26 ‘ There is a moon tonight and you will be able to see the glacier from your balcony . ’
27 If you look carefully at the illustration you should be able to see the command that started QBasic and just below it the message Hello World .
28 The person to whom the task is delegated must be able to see the role of his task within that plan and adequate resources must be made available to him .
29 When the teacher inhibits the child from pointing and pretends not to be able to see the picture , the child understands that the communicative situation has changed , that she can no longer rely on the shared visual context and she makes her reference explicit ( the teddy ) , locates him verbally rather than by pointing to him ( on the chair ) and makes explicit how the second picture differs from the first ( there ai n't no teddy ) .
30 Not all video machines have this property but it is becoming more and more common to be able to see the picture as you run forward or back on the tape or disc .
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