Example sentences of "be able set [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason is that owners are often stronger than intruders , which are animals too weak to have been able to set up a territory . |
| 2 | According to Wittgenstein , this initial belief is as incoherent as the solipsist 's claim to be able to set up a private language , since it relies upon too great a gap between our behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) and internal mental life . |
| 3 | I do not intend to list all the normal things Excel can do — just take it for granted that you will be able to set up a spreadsheet to calculate whatever you want to — but I want to concentrate on some of the features that will certainly save time , effort , and head scratching . |
| 4 | ‘ In South Africa I would not be able to set up a company like I will be doing for Cummins in Russia . |
| 5 | All the players gave this exhibition free of charge and , with the resulting revenue , the trust was able to set up a fund with which to promote junior golf on Jersey . |
| 6 | Born in 1841 , Robert 's origins were bona fide proletarian ; he worked in a glass factory and as a house painter , taking evening classes in art which proved such a successful venture that he was able to set up a studio by 1869 and had developed a substantial reputation by the 1880s . |
| 7 | John Dykstra , with Richard Edlund and others , was able to set up a camera rig that moved very precisely in metal tracks , with the camera on an arm that could move up and down , while the camera itself could pan from side to side or tilt up and down or any combination or roll over to the side and also change focus as needed . |
| 8 | When peace came in 1801 , Gibbs was able to set up a profitable business in Cadiz . |