Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Debbie , Fay starts from the premise that the point of doing a degree is to get a job , as we can see in her statement that science students are able to apply for a wider range of jobs than arts graduates . |
| 2 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 3 | Now when retirement comes I shall have built a new life for myself and also be able to manage on a lower income . |
| 4 | As they were mainly couples who had been married for a number of years and were now able to move to a larger , more expensive home , their children ranged in age between seven and nineteen years . |
| 5 | If we had a well-oiled party machine , we should be able to move into a higher gear every now and again to win elections . |
| 6 | Alice Foley remembered that her family was able to move into a better house as soon as her sister started work in the mill . |
| 7 | Erm I , I , there were provisions that where er more than ten percent of the population for any area was at the level you would be able to tax at a higher rate . |