Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision means the children will remain physically close to the queen and Princess Beatrice will be able to remain at the same school . |
| 2 | ‘ Will he be able to go to the same school as his brothers and sisters ? ’ or ‘ Will she be able to speak like other boys and girls when she is older ? ’ |
| 3 | He was able to go to the same home for respite care , at first for two weeks in and six weeks at home , on a rota . |
| 4 | ‘ Hopefully I will be able to continue with a few engagements when I return to Northern Ireland . ’ |
| 5 | Those who ignored the role of adaptation were able to flourish at the same time as those for whom adaptation was the primary consideration , because the range of problems that could attract research funding allowed both approaches to find suitable niches for themselves . |
| 6 | Thought you might be able to help with a few snippets of case law . ’ |
| 7 | We had a small walled garden and oblong of grass and , though Father kept a long side bed gay with red geraniums , white marguerites and blue lobelia , capable of standing up to the odd cricket ball and the games we children were able to play in the few remaining square yards behind beggared description but we had the whole Heath beyond . |
| 8 | The studies used as a basis for judgement are generally lacking in control because of the finality of educational decision making and placement ( in the sense that we can not return the child to an original or alternative placement a year later and be able to start from the same point again ) . |
| 9 | In all three cases the effect would have been to create merged units of a size able to compete with the many powerful US , European and Japanese companies now increasingly dominating the world scene ; for example , the Leyland/Bedford trucks merger provides a scale that neither could achieve on its own . |
| 10 | They are perceived as legitimate , not just because of this , but more importantly because the pupils feel able to respond in the same vein and at the same level . |
| 11 | Dipolar groups in a polymer coil may not all be able to relax at the same speed because of the variable steric restrictions they may experience , imposed by their environment . |
| 12 | A firm of solicitors experienced in this work will also be able to advise on the many areas of law which impinge on the conduct of takeover offers . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm interested in the small things that gradually lead to the repression of women — I want to make people see these , but be able to laugh at the same time . |
| 14 | But the only reason the Lewis conference in Barcelona was held in a tiny sweat box rather than the air-conditioned Olympic press centre was because his Japanese sponsors would not have been able to advertise at the latter venue . |
| 15 | In the event that the continuing partners have outstanding claims against their insolvent former colleague , they will be able to prove for the same in his bankruptcy as ordinary unsecured creditors . |