Example sentences of "able [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing you can be sure of is that the panel will know the words of these characters very well ( they will probably be able to prompt you at any given moment should you ‘ dry ’ ) but each and every time the lines are spoken by a new voice they are different in their texture , humour , drama and music . |
| 2 | Besides , he 'd never be able to sustain it for more than a minute or two . |
| 3 | This particular person had found the shock so great that she had not been able to acknowledge it at all except by taking this evading action . |
| 4 | I was able to accommodate him at each time , you follow what I mean . |
| 5 | We should be able to see her on one of your screens , my pretty . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So I wo n't be able to see you for those two weeks . |
| 7 | With × 20 it is not hard to locate , somewhat to the northwest of Zeta and in the same field with it ; I can glimpse it with × 12 and suspect it with × 8.5 , though I have never been able to see it with any lower magnification . |
| 8 | MIDDLESBROUGH football fans unable to get to Wednesday 's Rumbelows Cup semi-final second leg tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford will be able to see it after all . |
| 9 | It is worth noting , however , that one of the ideas behind the risk theory , namely that losses should be borne by the party best able to absorb them with least dislocation and disruption , is a very popular one in the ( private ) law of tort where the theory of fault liability is , in some areas at least , under attack . |
| 10 | It was possible that the police would be able to provide him with some more samples of the suspect 's handwriting when they visited the lad 's place of work , but he did n't really need them . |
| 11 | In any event , they should be able to provide you with good advice . |
| 12 | COHSE , the RCN , and the HVA all offer indemnity insurance schemes , and your local steward should be able to provide you with specific written details of this . |
| 13 | If you are elderly or disabled , your local Council of Voluntary Service should be able to provide you with willing volunteers to come and decorate for you . |
| 14 | By absorbing these , the subject is then in turn able to impose them upon some new domain not previously encountered , and thereby immediately to assimilate this into its particular cultural order . |
| 15 | To illustrate this point , I have given an example of a pattern for a knitted rectangle here in all three types of pattern notation , so that you will be able to relate them to each other . |
| 16 | Horner 's fierce forehand had been her best weapon , but Soutter was able to contain it with steady and accurate driving and a calm mind . |
| 17 | Yeah because I 'm doing second year abnormal from two til three so you might be able to catch me at three |
| 18 | If y you know if you 're content to , to pocket five hundred pounds , they 'll never be able to discover it in fifteen thousand . |
| 19 | It may be argued on the one hand that where the owner of goods was under no tortious liability for their appearance on the occupier 's land , he ought to be able to retake them in any event , provided he does no injury to the premises or gives adequate security for making good any unavoidable injury . |
| 20 | Three days later , on 23rd. , the Stukas returned to the skies over Malta , and on this occasion the defences were able to engage them without undue fighter interference , although Plt.Off . |
| 21 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 22 | The one indisputable fact these studies revealed is that the majority of those interviewed were not familiar with the extent of , or damage caused by , corporate crime and amongst the ‘ knowledgeable ’ minority , few were able to define it with any precision . |
| 23 | Frederica could , in the Lake District , have seen a " Wordsworthian " tarn and been able to render it in Wordsworthian words , and , because these words were known , tested , thought about , she could have introduced minute changes , have seen one little thing he had n't seen , changed the point of view . |
| 24 | I suspect that if we were to take a sensate tension structure such as the love-hate paradox that lies at the heart of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet theme , we would be able to transpose it into different forms each appropriate to a particular culture , and , provided we had the necessary skill of course , we would be able to do this for all cultures in the world . |
| 25 | — You might be able to reach him with that ! ’ |
| 26 | It was too large for me at that time , but over the next twelve months I must have grown considerably because , with wooden blocks fixed on the pedals , I was able to reach it in comparative comfort . |
| 27 | ‘ Shall I be able to reach you at 1027 , Westminster Drive ? ’ she asked . |
| 28 | Would you be able to hear me through that ? |
| 29 | Would I be able to hear you through that , yeah . |
| 30 | I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will be able to help us on that point tonight . |