Example sentences of "be able [verb] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | People would be able to say with some , er , degree of certainty , how long the research is going to take , but I think one of the problems at the moment is , you ca n't always say . |
| 2 | President Gorbachev will now be able to push through some of the most unpalatable parts of a programme to take the country into a new era governed by market forces . |
| 3 | Distraught , he went to his parents , thinking they might be able to intercede in some way . |
| 4 | Loss or damage caused by accidents is not generally included , though you may be able to claim under some other section . |
| 5 | Particular effort should be made to keep in touch with nurses who have left employment and who may be able to return at some future date . |
| 6 | If you have a wide range of social activities , the patient may be able to join in some of them with you , even if he can not resume his former independent interests . |
| 7 | I hope to be able to deal with some of his comments because , as Chairman of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry , I share his grave concern about the future of manufacturing and trade in this country . |
| 8 | Or was it possible for one individual to be in the position of a net ‘ receiver ’ for some considerable time because of an expectation that they would be able to reciprocate at some stage in the future ? |
| 9 | I hope you will be able to arrange for some assistance , possibly by including the burial ground in your Grounds Maintenance contract . |
| 10 | Better educated mothers may be able to compensate for some unfavourable conditions , where women with no schooling may not , and so on . |
| 11 | They may also be able to build in some safeguards which would make it possible for them to give permission . |
| 12 | If you want to be at all selective about what is recorded or about what is viewed , you need to be able to edit in some way . |
| 13 | It is nice to be able to end with some good news . |
| 14 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
| 15 | Even authoritarian regimes , if they are to last , must be able to count on some measure of consent , though not necessarily that of a majority . |
| 16 | They do resonate a little , but you hardly hear them , it 's more to be able to get to some unusual voicings . |
| 17 | Scotland , suggested my mother , and Syl said at least he would be able to get in some shooting , but I do n't think he ever did anything about it . |