Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he himself has not paid for them then the person who sold him the goods will be able to sue him for the price but will have lost any chance of recovering the goods . |
| 2 | But you belong at the Foundling Hospital and we were only able to borrow you for a little while . |
| 3 | You 'll be able to borrow it from the office downstairs and view it in the library . |
| 4 | Roger Martyn , churchwarden of Long Melford in Suffolk , for example , kept the reredos , organ , clocks , and bells of Holy Trinity Church in his own home , in the hope that his heirs would be able to restore them to the church sometime in the future . |
| 5 | She wished that she had been able to spot him in the crowd . |
| 6 | After six competitive games it became clear to me that the standard of football required in the Multivite/Singletons League Division Three was way beyond his ability and so , sadly , I felt the club was no longer able to accommodate him as a player . |
| 7 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 8 | Where he did have strong personal views , he proved less willing or less able to implement them over the opposition of others . |
| 9 | But , far from being able to greet him like a young girl when he came , she 'd have a job to hide how decrepit she was . |
| 10 | If it is not , and the root ball crumbles , you are not going to be able to plant it in the ground without disturbing the roots . |
| 11 | The stairs were cold and draughty and the light was n't good , but she 'd placed herself so that the agency 's receptionist would be able to see her through the glass-panelled door if she should happen to glance up . |
| 12 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 13 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 14 | With the binoculars that they carried , they must have been able to see her from the moment that she set out . |
| 15 | Trouble is , I 'm not going to be able to see you as a jolly , good-natured tomboy any longer , ’ he said huskily . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're too short , Ryan wo n't be able to see you above the fence unless you do . ’ |
| 17 | I have never been able to see it with the naked eye ( as some observers claim to have done ) , but it is not hard to find with × 7 , and it is easy with × 8.5 . |
| 18 | It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next . |
| 19 | And even if I did have and had a mustard seed here , you still would n't be able to see it for a mustard seed is no bigger than a pin head . |
| 20 | The other companion , NGC 205 , is beyond binocular range ; at least , I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 21 | One globular cluster , NGC 5466 , is said to be visible , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 22 | It is said to be visible with binoculars , but I have never been able to see it without a telescope . |
| 23 | I would n't be able to see it in the . |
| 24 | Going along the road , er on the A Nineteen , from the north towards er the village er if one assumed that there were to be some development on site D forty , would you be able to see it from the road ? |
| 25 | Sometimes , when he thought about that day , as he did occasionally , it occurred to him that this was the first instance of railways being able to distract him from the pains of life . |
| 26 | Your local Age Concern group may be able to inform you of the help available in the area to assist you with your fuel or heating problem . |
| 27 | Will you be able to provide me with a erm WordPerfect package ? |
| 28 | The manufacturer will be able to provide you with a plan , an estimate and details of building and electrical work required . |
| 29 | Most will usually be able to provide you with a contact name and address , but if this is no help , then you can contact the personnel officer at the district health authority 's address . |
| 30 | A copy of the module is no longer available in magnetic format but please consult your LIFESPAN Manager who will be able to provide you with a hard copy version of the module ( on paper , microfiche or microfilm ) . |