Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No doubt the rest of you will be able to see him in action next week , on Parents ’ Evening , ’ proceeded Mr Crumwallis , smoothly bland . |
| 2 | In another sense they may seem to know them too little , to be too little able to see them in relation to other , contemporary , young people : as much chance of a fair assessment from a family as from a school . |
| 3 | This was speedily agreed , but the Headmaster was not able to see it in use himself , for in July 1902 he announced to the Governors that he had been offered — and intended to accept — a small country living , a " less onerous position " . |
| 4 | You should be able to find it in gardening books listed as Glechoma hederacea ‘ Variegate ’ , or Nepeta hederacea ‘ Variegata ’ . |
| 5 | When pressed for concrete experimental results to validate their claim , they announced that supporting data had already been obtained , in the belief that they would be able to obtain it in future . |
| 6 | In an attempt to obtain a good price , he paid a stud fee of over £1,400 to have her covered again so that he would be able to sell her in foal at the December 1974 sales . |
| 7 | In other cases a relative or foster carer may apply for custody after a shorter period and you will be informed of this action and be able to contest it in court if you wish . |
| 8 | That 'll please the BEF … be able to handle 'em in practice even if they never fire 'em in anger . ’ |
| 9 | None of the prosecution witnesses was able to identify him in court , and his conviction was based on contradictory evidence , mainly statements extracted by torture from his fellow defendants . |
| 10 | ‘ And will you be able to leave somebody in charge of the animals ? ’ he asked Edwin . |
| 11 | His GP should also be able to put him in touch with his local ‘ Stroke Club , ’ where he 'll be able to talk about his problems and progress with people in the same situation as himself . |
| 12 | However , they should be able to put you in contact with a group in your area . |
| 13 | They may be able to put you in touch with a drug counselling agency or other local help . |
| 14 | Your family doctor should be able to put you in touch with community health services . |
| 15 | This is not expensive — around £20 for a two person lightweight model — and manufacturers should be able to put you in touch with repairers in your area . |
| 16 | If you do have problems , contact your retailer who will be able to put you in touch with a specialist repairer . |
| 17 | ( SAM will be able to put you in touch with National Office services in your area of Scotland ) |
| 18 | ( will be able to put you in touch with local groups in your area ) |
| 19 | Collin Wilfred SSF , the HIV/AIDS advisor , may be able to put you in touch with a sympathetic religious advisor from your Church or religious community . |
| 20 | Your local drug project may be able to put you in touch with an understanding dentist or specialist dental clinic . |
| 21 | Do you love and respect yourself enough to be able to read it in front of you on paper ? |
| 22 | Western economies are certainly prone to crises , but the state seems able to keep them in check . |
| 23 | So far , we 've been able to keep him in check . |
| 24 | His work demonstrates that an older person was much more likely to be taken into the household of a relative if they were able to contribute something in return , for example doing domestic work , or looking after children while their mother went out to a job . |
| 25 | Yet according to classical concepts no such equilibrium is possible , since the black hole would absorb any thermal radiation that fell on it but by definition would not be able to emit anything in return . |
| 26 | Now , in terms of functional group isomerism I 'm gon na take a slightly different example right let's take this one here first of all I 've now started to do what the examiners will do now I 'll make them identical structures there somewhere and you really do need to be able to name them in order to see where they are or if they are . |
| 27 | ‘ Will you be able to finish it in time ? ’ |
| 28 | Children who 've been given at a far too tender age , the terrible power of holding a loaded gun and be able to command everything in sight as a result of that , have actually got to get back and rediscover childhood . |
| 29 | As well as actually carrying out the practical work , project staff will be able to advise you in advance of the work that will be necessary and the grants available to meet the cost of materials . |
| 30 | The complicated problems surrounding the temperature management of prepared food for volume consumption are all too apparent by the time you get your meal on the plate and are able to eat it in comfort . |