Example sentences of "[be] able [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |
| 2 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 3 | Would anyone be able to enjoy the first public performance of a pageant , devised and directed by Mr Malik , with the working title of Islamic Wimbledon ? |
| 4 | We might thus be able to provide the first step in assisting a school to maximise any award which it receives . |
| 5 | I 've been lucky to be able to launch the first concept of dread disease insurance , in South Africa you might have heard about us . |
| 6 | so I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos , you know ai n't got no money . |
| 7 | So I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos you know I ai n't got no money . |