Example sentences of "able [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope you will be able to arrange for the removal and disposal of this vehicle or if not perhaps you would let me know who can . |
| 2 | It was held that this was a contract for sale and the plaintiffs were therefore able to sue for the price . |
| 3 | In his maiden Test in 1972 , he top-scored in both innings and took five wickets , an all-round performance he was able to sustain for the whole of his Test career of 58 consecutive matches , scoring almost 3,600 runs with eight centuries and taking 141 wickets at 32 with fast-medium ( or , as in 1973–4 when he had an outstanding series , off-spin ) bowling . |
| 4 | Now , a quarter of a century after that first opening , Mr Smythe has been able to work for the good of the trade which has brought him travel , skill , and national recognition . |
| 5 | A person who is mentally handicapped is just as much a member of society as anyone else and , like anyone who possesses a disability or impairment , is entitled not only to the same rights and services as society as a whole , but also to special needs and facilities which Britain , as a relatively affluent nation , should be able to provide for the care of disadvantaged people . |
| 6 | If the new sector colleges were able to apply for the use of those premises it could jeopardise the adult ethos and character of the provision and would subsequently deny many adults their first step back into education . |
| 7 | And if you 're thinking of doing several improvement projects in your home , NatWest can arrange one loan to cover all of them and monthly repayments will be fixed throughout the term of the loan so you 'll always be able to budget for the cost . |
| 8 | By proposing this ingenious but patently artificial contrivance , Friedman was able to account for the non-neutrality of money in the short run . |
| 9 | Clearly models of passive margin evolution must be able to account for the development of these upwarps . |
| 10 | And just as linguistics ought to be able to account for the structure and organization of as yet unspoken sentences , so poetics ought to be able to account for the rules governing as yet unwritten works of literature : ‘ Each work is therefore regarded only as the manifestation of an abstract and general structure , of which it is but one of the possible realizations . |
| 11 | Unless she is very fit , able to care for the garden and do decorating and other jobs of that kind around the house , she will miss his support in this way too . |
| 12 | Mr. Edminson refers also to many of today 's lady golfers as being professional ladies earning good salaries and who are therefore well able to pay for the privilege of playing golf two or three times a week . |
| 13 | Thankfully , the damage was minimal and she was able to return to barracks knowing that the Battalion Welfare Fund would be able to pay for the cost of the necessary repairs . |
| 14 | It is the West 's firmest commitment so far to helping clean up environmental damage in the East but also its clearest statement yet that it is not willing or able to pay for the process . |
| 15 | ( It would clearly be a mistake to spend it all at once and then not be able to advertise for the rest of the year . ) |
| 16 | With the increase in the number of people having their own transport , those who have left the area are able to return for the show . |
| 17 | Some companies have successfully trained teams of staff based across the country who are able to speak for the company on everything but board level decisions . |
| 18 | In the three days since his interview with the Bishop he had scarcely been able to speak for the bitterness of his blighted hopes . |