Example sentences of "able [to-vb] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will be surprised if more than two or three players will be able to perform to the standard required in a 42-match programme , so it is essential we have a strong squad . ’ |
| 2 | These ingredients continue to work after the toothpaste is rinsed away , as they are able to cling to the teeth and gums and remain in the saliva for some time . |
| 3 | Only the size of the vehicle saved Mr Collier , who was able to cling to the steering wheel to prevent the water submerging him . |
| 4 | Welsh Office inspector Brian Evans said to be able to agree to the council 's plan , he had to be sure that the diverted route would not be less convenient . |
| 5 | The regional administrator was able to report to the RHA at the end of the consultation period in November 1982 that ‘ there had not been much opposition to the proposed closures ’ . |
| 6 | On 24 November the lawyers replied ‘ respectfully to state our opinion that Your Majesty may properly grant a Royal Charter ’ , but it was not until 14 February 1844 that Thomas Turner was able to report to the standing committee of veterinary surgeons that their determined efforts had been rewarded and that the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons had been incorporated . |
| 7 | Fortunately , the underground telephone system was undamaged and Andrew Houston was able to report to the surface on their circumstances and the results of the search . |
| 8 | I expect to be able to report to the House soon the results of the review of the first year of the new European Standing Committees after the Select Committee on Procedure has reported . |
| 9 | The policy of restraint upon development declared by county and district councils in their local plans was one of the best pieces of news he was able to report to the meeting . |
| 10 | Harkin , serving his second term as senator after five terms in the House of Representatives , was an unabashed liberal ; a populist of working-class stock and thus able to appeal to the Democrats ' traditional constituency , his abrasiveness could alienate middle-class voters . |
| 11 | Well all we had was Broadfield School and that 's where my boys had to go to Broadfield , they went into Broadfield School and erm , they all got on alright you know , they got on well there and then from there they went to when the new school was built they went to Netteswell school you see , but two of my sons are electricians and unfortunately the eldest one , one of the electricians I could n't put him to apprentice because I could n't afford it cos I had a hard to struggle to bring them up you know in those days , we did n't get erm any family allowance or anything those days , and erm , so therefore he could n't go , but he sort of got on and got his own factory , but my other son who 's an electrician , one of the twins he 's erm , he 's got his City and Guilds he passed , he went , he was able to go to the school when the new schools were built you see , when Netteswell school was built he was able to go to night school and er learn all you see , then there was the one at Burnt Mill was n't there , down the bottom ? |
| 12 | ‘ As long as we 're able to go to the cemetery we will keep an eye on Brian 's grave . ’ |
| 13 | NOW that the World Cup is over and we are back to the league games again , I think that all rugby supporters who were able to go to the matches or to watch it on television must admit that rugby was the winner . |
| 14 | Over the years , we 've taken the risk to increase the court 's costs , erm , where we 've got agreed pro er , principles , and we 've b we 've been able to go to the courts and they 've agreed with us , for instance , standard fees for overloaded vehicle cases , we charge seventy pounds a time . |
| 15 | Only then were Geoffrey Downes and John Shaa able to go to the Chancery at Winchester on 6th July ; not until 1506 would the Goldsmiths physically possess the income from which the School was to be supported , when Thomas Fereby transferred the deeds of the property to the Company . |
| 16 | A girl of seventeen should be able to go to the doctor 's without someone to hold her hand . ’ |
| 17 | You 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the funds , and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss . |
| 18 | Erm I mean just going very , very briefly back to the question that you asked erm about this how would you stop what 's happen happening is by having , we would have thought a pensioner trustee , because even the question has been asked how did it get through the union trustees , and the answer that most of them are employed and they are looking over their shoulder because jobs are going , redundancies are being made , you 've got a pensioner employee er a pensioner trustee on there , and they 're not looking over their shoulder for their job , they are going to do the job of a trustee and watch the fund and they would then be able to go to the regulator if they saw something that was amiss , but if somebody is employed by the firm might be very worried about doing because they 're more bothered about keeping their job . |
| 19 | If the relatives are able to go to the mortuary or viewing room and be with the person who has died for as long as they feel it to be necessary , then they are more able to start absorbing the fact of their loved one 's death , because again they have the evidence in front of them . |
| 20 | And you wo n't be able to go to the F S A anyway cos you 're on your course . |
| 21 | They would then be able to go to the City on their own , and not Thornton 's , terms . |
| 22 | When you live alone , where you keep your money and how you can reach it , is exceptionally important , because you do not have a live-in partner to borrow from if you have not been able to go to the bank . |
| 23 | Ultra-thin sections are not recommended , as the beam may be able to penetrate to the resin or glass and produce anomalous luminescence . |
| 24 | these images , our society is more able to ascribe to the majority of its members — the right-thinking corpus — a comforting sense of order and social propriety . |
| 25 | The snow ploughs had been through and so we were able to drive to the starting point on the northerly shore of Loch Torridon . |
| 26 | Vodac , Vodafone Group Plc 's largest service provider , has signed an agreement with Kingfisher Plc 's Comet electrical retail chain to service 230 stores UK-wide : Comet customers that come out with a mobile phone will be able to connect to the Vodafone network immediately , subject to a credit check . |
| 27 | This means you 'll be on the list under both forms of your address , so no matter which form your From : address happens to take on a given day , you 'll be able to write to the list . |
| 28 | Either he could wait until the pod splashed down at which point it would start to sink , and if the water was deep enough and he had difficulty in escaping from the safety envelope , or became entangled with the chute , he might drown before he was able to struggle to the surface — or else he could blow the hatch prior to landing , risking being either injured or knocked unconscious during an unprotected impact . |
| 29 | We might be able to come to the mass but I 'm not sure . |
| 30 | Do n't worry about the purple prose ( unless you are that way inclined ) , as the programme editors will be amalgamating all the information into one article , which we hope will be of interest to all Society members whether or not they are able to come to the Fairfield Hall . |