Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hundred thousand soldiers seems to have been the maximum any Hellenistic state was able to gather together for a decisive battle . |
| 2 | Have the flexibility of being able to shop around for the best possible deals and get the best professional advice ; |
| 3 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |
| 4 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 5 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 6 | ‘ Pat Nevin , our other scorer , has not been able to train properly for the last five weeks because of an ankle problem . ’ |
| 7 | Will you be able to come out for a drink on New Year 's Eve , next Tuesday evening ? ’ |
| 8 | Had they been able to put down for a minute our in-depth features on Geraldo , Victor Sylvester and some accordions , they might have seen something half-decent on the box . |
| 9 | Even the judicial system in the Dutch republic , in so many ways still among the most advanced parts of Europe , suffered from the lack of a powerful monarchy able to press effectively for the sort of reform which rulers in many less developed areas were now forcing upon their subjects . |
| 10 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 11 | You going to be able to turn out for the polo team ? ’ |
| 12 | If only she were able to stay here for the remainder of the holiday ; but perhaps with Mum and Dad away , even here might start to haunt her . |
| 13 | So , but we were able to stay there for a time . |
| 14 | He was able to get away for a two week holiday in Switzerland at the end of August , where he relaxed and swam in Lake Geneva : it was the one European country which he found not to have changed out of all recognition , and he took an annual holiday there . |
| 15 | With Boz out of the caravan I was able to get away for a while . |
| 16 | Fortunately it did n't although the Romanians were able to get away for the silver . |
| 17 | On his visit to London we were able to get together for a bit of a jam and a chat about some of the parts he played on the ‘ new ’ album … |
| 18 | Launching the highly successful initiative under which schools are able to bid directly for the resources to become Technology Schools . |
| 19 | She 's dead , only she 'll be able to move around for a bit longer . |
| 20 | To a large extent of course the Queen was able to make up for the loss by grants of double , triple , and even quadruple subsidies , but in doing so she may have encouraged resistance . |