Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once in , Barry was able to amass experience in film-making to a point where he could apply , with confidence of success , for the much-needed union ticket . |
| 2 | In the past , because children have been able to chant numbers in order ( 1 , 2 , 3 … ) , it has sometimes been assumed that they understood them and so were ready for sums . |
| 3 | Some frugivorous birds that have been tested ( four species of tanager , which crush fruit ) are known to be able to detect differences in sugar contents of 8,10 and 12% in their diets and prefer the sweetest , though it must be pointed out that others like manikins , which swallow fruits whole , are less sensitive to sugar content . |
| 4 | Well over half of those killed are young children or elderly people who are overcome by smoke and fumes while they sleep at night — people whose chances of survival would be drastically improved if only they were able to reach safety in time . |
| 5 | In one case , an official was able to announce action in solidarity with a dispute that corporate management was not yet aware of . |
| 6 | Any question of taking her into Penzance had to be abandoned and Harriet went off alone to do the weekly shopping , thankful to be able to leave Edna in charge of Celia and trying not to feel guilty that she actually preferred such expeditions without her daughter 's company . |
| 7 | I 've seen prisoners become much more calm and be able to put things in perspective instead of being demanding |
| 8 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the essence of this matter is that , if one makes a claim , one should be able to give evidence in support of it ? |
| 9 | The importance of being able to reciprocate gifts in kind is also illustrated by case study data from Pahl 's study on household work strategies on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent , in which one man who was long-term unemployed had been helping an uncle to decorate his house , and how the uncle then gave him a large piece of meat . |
| 10 | Yeah I I usually find myself having just deposited Spike at the station at about a quarter past nine and then I 'm in town and er able to do things in town . |
| 11 | For , that one must be able to do X in order to do Y does not entail that if one can do X then one should be able to do Y. |
| 12 | Multi media gives us the ability to be able to embed pictures in text . |
| 13 | It was not until 779 that Offa was able to defeat Cynewulf in battle and take Bensington , near Dorchester , from him ( ASC A , s.a. 777 ) and begin the re-annexation of this territory . |
| 14 | Second , it will itself be able to develop land in partnership with the private sector . |
| 15 | Women should not be able to surpass men in understanding . |
| 16 | However , American experience also suggests that this awareness may remain rather abstract : relatively few people become able to translate differences in APR into differences in the money cost of credit . |
| 17 | It is tragic that such developments will not be able to take place in future . |
| 18 | The availability of detailed , comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on good practice is critical for local authorities that rarely feel able to take risks in design that might have long-term financial consequences . |
| 19 | The point here is that unlike myself , who am after all , in a fairly privileged position of being able to examine texts in detail from a single point of view , i.e. gender , teachers are in the business of bringing together children and books in the busy context of the school classroom , and with a multiplicity of aims . |
| 20 | Where the landlord has redevelopment plans for the property in question , the term of the lease should be short enough for him to be able to recover possession in time to redevelop . |
| 21 | With the help of nitrate fertilisers , chemical pesticides , intensive livestock rearing and an array of artificial methods , we are able to produce food in excess . |
| 22 | I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time . |