Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , with the enthusiasm of youth I had no doubt that we should be able to cope with life in remote parts for a few years . |
| 2 | Jenna felt more able to cope with dignity in her own language and the girl 's face creased into a knowing smile . |
| 3 | It follows therefore , that a fireman fighting a fire at a factory which is not his place of employment , will not be able to sue for breach of such a statutory duty ( Hartley v Mayoh & Co [ 1954 ] 1 QB 383 ) . |
| 4 | Were the local authority to be able to sue in libel in respect of the same matters complained of by an individual councillor this would create duplication of proceedings and increased costs ( post , pp. 56E , 65A ) . |
| 5 | The legislation , the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1927 , demonstrated that Parliament intended that this new entity , or ‘ near corporation , ’ should be able to sue in respect of a tort , including the tort of libel . |
| 6 | Only a small percentage of black children were able to remain at school beyond primary level . |
| 7 | Children were then able to sit in front of their range dressed up in old fashioned costume and role-play . |
| 8 | To be able to sit in silence with his father , without any need to make conversation — so relaxed together that he can sit there licking his finger and wiping marks off the telephone ! |
| 9 | I was lucky to be able to go to school in Parma and not spend all my life in Fontanellato , which was the fate of many ; and on the whole my schooldays were enjoyable . |
| 10 | The candidate whose immediate queries are along the lines of , ‘ When will I get my first pay rise ? ’ , or ‘ Will I be able to go on holiday in July ? ’ will probably not be putting the job first and certainly lacks the good sense and tact to make it appear to be the priority . |
| 11 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |
| 12 | It would be helpful if you could confirm by telephone whether you are able to attend for interview on the date and at the time indicated . |
| 13 | Her plans to move away from London meant that she was no longer able to continue as director of the Display Team and she was warmly thanked for everything she had done in the past . |
| 14 | The boy 's story was discounted and Oldfield was able to continue in charge of the home until his suspension in 1990 when new evidence came to light . |
| 15 | At the moment the only thing making me write this essay is the thought of me being able to vegetate in front of the box tomorrow night and also , if I push my self and write three lines a minute I will be able to go to bed early and ease the strain and trauma of getting up in the morning and trudging off to another dreary day in school . |
| 16 | At the other end of the band , many insects , fish and birds are able to see beyond blue into ultraviolet radiation invisible to us . |
| 17 | However , a solicitor is unlikely to be able to concentrate on advocacy as a barrister can . |
| 18 | He/she will be self-motivated and be able to work as part of a team on a variety of challenging projects . |
| 19 | Never mind , you 'll probably be able to try for breach of promise . |
| 20 | Further to our meeting last Friday , I am writing to set out the advice and assistance that we are able to provide in connection with the intended sale of Older Business Limited . |
| 21 | The only other argument that I have been able to find in support of tonight 's regulations is where the DSS states that the use of regulation 72 puts ’ an over-emphasis on the Department 's welfare role and overlooks the fact that persons acting for the claimant could have made inquiries on the claimant 's behalf . ’ |
| 22 | In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was only the most affluent who were able to benefit from refrigeration during the summer . |
| 23 | It will be a vision of success from which everyone profits , a vision which the Profitboss has developed over many years , a vision in which he passionately believes and is able to communicate with enthusiasm to his team and every other employee in the organization . |
| 24 | But on these rare occasions the frontier posts protecting Blanche 's personality had been unmanned , and Dexter had been able to wander at will through her past and her present . |
| 25 | The caterpillars of the monarch butterfly , surprisingly , are able to feed on milkweed without taking any of these precautions . |
| 26 | Thus both in the League of Youth and in the expanding local parties , the Left was able to feed on resentment against organizational restrictions which were largely designed to prevent the expansion of the Left within the Labour Party . |
| 27 | If that point , which coach Douglas Morgan had amplified repeatedly in last week 's aftermath , still needs re-inforcing , the coach was at least able to reflect with satisfaction on the birth-pangs of Scotland 's try . |
| 28 | If that point , which coach Douglas Morgan had amplified repeatedly in last week 's aftermath , still needs re-inforcing , the coach was at least able to reflect with satisfaction on the birth-pangs of Scotland 's try . |
| 29 | But small British booksellers will be able to sell with VAT at the British rate ( i.e. zero ) . |
| 30 | Sometimes they are told to demonstrate what new recruits ( and the field-worker ) can expect ; on other occasions they are told to illustrate the funny or the tragic sides of policing ; or are used as a vehicle for the story-teller to display some features about him or herself , such as his or her experience and skill and ability in handling all things , and that he or she is professional in being able to talk about horror in a cold and detached manner . |