Example sentences of "able to do a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her husband kindly returned them to me , and I was able to do a great deal of destruction for myself . |
| 2 | We were n't erm we were n't able to do a multi-variant analysis with the grade because we did n't have a sufficient number of , of the grade to do it . |
| 3 | It also draws attention to the setting-up in Scotland , after the vote on devolution , of the Tertiary Education Council with the responsibility for advising on the whole of the further education sector there , and notes that no comparable body is able to do a similar service for Wales . |
| 4 | It is where you are able to do a competent presentation but only by investing an enormous amount of conscious effort into every aspect . |
| 5 | We sha n't be able to do a thorough coverage , I know , but it 's a relatively small area , and we may as well keep it under what control we can manage between us . |
| 6 | He was able to do a good impression of a struggling young writer , as he looked more late thirties than early forties . |
| 7 | I , I really jiggered myself this morning and I was only out about half an hour , you know , and I used to be able to do a full day ! |
| 8 | Yes yes right I 'll see what I can do by September I should be able to do a fair bit by then Yeah well I say I 've done the doll , that 's for August that 's for the er Beckley fete but it 's for , Friends of Beckley Church and it 's guess the doll 's birth date which as you said as you said it should have two |
| 9 | Your local garage should be able to do a quick spot-check and tell you . |
| 10 | She knew a lot about birds — she 'd have been perfectly able to do a short stint , teaching them to fly and so forth . |