Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authors therefore examined the data for explanations as to why some women were more vulnerable than others , or , expressed another way , why some women seemed resilient to , or protected from , or were able to cope with adversity such that they did not develop clinical depression . |
| 2 | So try it like that and swing your mallet too so you wo n't be able to go above hoop three and |
| 3 | We 're , working on an hotel project I think and we 're up to week thirteen on the programme and I think you might be able to see on week thirteen and given the information we 've got at the moment as well , it means we 're gon na be working on three floors at once so it was the first thing to identify . |
| 4 | A further requirement is to be able to select for execution one out of two or more sequences of instructions depending on a previously calculated numeric value . |
| 5 | The new breed of skier expects to be able to ski from day two . |
| 6 | For Hardy , who had written in a letter to Thomas Macquoid , ‘ I am glad you like Tess — though I have not been able to put on paper all that she is , or was , to me ’ , it was ‘ the beginning of the end of his career as a novelist ’ . |
| 7 | The second is nothing but a single-engined airliner with a 737 's rate-of-climb and rate-of-descent capabilities , able to mix with Dash 8s or ATRs along the airways . |
| 8 | ‘ It means being able to count on time each week to deal with whatever the home priority is . |
| 9 | Fourteen trade cards issued by London undertakers during the period c.1680 to c.1760 survive , and as none indicate any other craft-affiliation it must be assumed that they were able to furnish from stock all that went to provide for a funeral . |
| 10 | But , so far , at any rate , he had not been able to get beyond page 12 . |
| 11 | A business that depends on its trained work force may be able to take on board those extra restrictions on profitability . |
| 12 | Visitors will also be able to singalong with Radio 2 , mix a symphony with Radio 3 , and be a sports commentator with Radio 5 . |