Example sentences of "be able do it [prep] " in BNC.

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1 What I what I 'd really hope for is to be able to do it without having to go to college and just do it by experience but that 's I 'd have to be awful awful good .
2 As far as East Germany is concerned , no doubt Western Germany will take care of that now , er who could or would be able to do it for Poland Czechoslovakia , Rumania and the Soviet Union , is very much more difficult to see , and of course , if the West were to rebuild all their , all their factories , er and they were all modern , and with their cheap labour force , they would then com , almost completely er destroy our industry I guess in competition so that we would have a , that would be another problem I guess .
3 By holding one end of this batten against the wall , floor ceiling , and using the tape to measure the gap , you will be able to do it on your own without needing someone to hold the other end of the tape , and will get more accurate measurements , as you will not need to allow for the width of the tape measure case .
4 And erm she ca n't see enough to be able to do it on her own .
5 you might be able to do it off that , you wo n't be able to listen to it at the same time
6 But they could possibly , they surely must be able to do it through natural wastage to some extent .
7 And might be able to do it before the weekend perhaps
8 Whether your idea of leisure is fishing in the Thames , hitting a ball or watching a film you will be able to do it in Oxfordshire .
9 If you watch we can do some actions to this , you watch what I do then you 'll be able to do it in a minute , are you ready I am going to be a bear , you help me sing
10 four hundred and thirty quid , he said bloody hell , so what I said to him is , I know you 're gon na need a car , what I 'll do is er , I 'll get to work , I 'll put it , I 'll bring the car , you bring the car in beginning of the month , next month , right , said I wo n't be able to guarantee that I 'll get it done in a week cos I 've got other work booked in , but I 'll have it in here which means I 'll be able to do work to your car , right , and it 's better me being able to do that , then it , it 's sitting out outside your house and nobody touching it for a couple of weeks , now , I might have it for a couple of weeks , see and I 'll be able to do it in my own leisurely time then
11 and I do n't know that you 'll be able to do it in there
12 Same thing is to take the take screws off and just try and door and see whether how much extra space you need , I mean , maybe you might be able to do it by just
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