Example sentences of "able [to-vb] we [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 2 | I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will be able to help us on that point tonight . |
| 3 | No one was able to give us at that time the valuable advice which I only picked up years later , namely that the great danger in cholera was dehydration , necessitating that the sufferer be given frequent drinks of cold water previously boiled . |
| 4 | ‘ Your sister 's been able to supply us with most of the details we need . ’ |
| 5 | And surely any dramatist ought to be able to move us with that final night of Holly 's life , when his musicians ( including Waylon Jennings ) gave their places on the ‘ plane to the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens . |
| 6 | We do hope that you will be able to join us on one of these evenings . |
| 7 | They 'll be able to tell us for certain later . |
| 8 | I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will be able to tell us about that soon and that he will make a statement on that matter next week . |
| 9 | Are you able to tell us in open session what sort of weapons are envisaged ? |