Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [noun pl] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past , because children have been able to chant numbers in order ( 1 , 2 , 3 … ) , it has sometimes been assumed that they understood them and so were ready for sums . |
| 2 | Some frugivorous birds that have been tested ( four species of tanager , which crush fruit ) are known to be able to detect differences in sugar contents of 8,10 and 12% in their diets and prefer the sweetest , though it must be pointed out that others like manikins , which swallow fruits whole , are less sensitive to sugar content . |
| 3 | I 've seen prisoners become much more calm and be able to put things in perspective instead of being demanding |
| 4 | The importance of being able to reciprocate gifts in kind is also illustrated by case study data from Pahl 's study on household work strategies on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent , in which one man who was long-term unemployed had been helping an uncle to decorate his house , and how the uncle then gave him a large piece of meat . |
| 5 | Yeah I I usually find myself having just deposited Spike at the station at about a quarter past nine and then I 'm in town and er able to do things in town . |
| 6 | Multi media gives us the ability to be able to embed pictures in text . |
| 7 | Women should not be able to surpass men in understanding . |
| 8 | However , American experience also suggests that this awareness may remain rather abstract : relatively few people become able to translate differences in APR into differences in the money cost of credit . |
| 9 | The availability of detailed , comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on good practice is critical for local authorities that rarely feel able to take risks in design that might have long-term financial consequences . |
| 10 | The point here is that unlike myself , who am after all , in a fairly privileged position of being able to examine texts in detail from a single point of view , i.e. gender , teachers are in the business of bringing together children and books in the busy context of the school classroom , and with a multiplicity of aims . |