Example sentences of "able [verb] [pron] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the valuer is negligent and you buy the property relying on his report , you may still be able to sue him for damages . |
| 2 | I was more able to forgive her for past hurts because , as Nancy Friday says , I needed to do so . |
| 3 | Paul reminded Timothy " how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus " . |
| 4 | ‘ I might be able to see him for lunch in half an hour . ’ |
| 5 | He calculates the car will last two more years after which he thinks he will be able to sell it for £400 . |
| 6 | As far as East Germany is concerned , no doubt Western Germany will take care of that now , er who could or would be able to do it for Poland Czechoslovakia , Rumania and the Soviet Union , is very much more difficult to see , and of course , if the West were to rebuild all their , all their factories , er and they were all modern , and with their cheap labour force , they would then com , almost completely er destroy our industry I guess in competition so that we would have a , that would be another problem I guess . |
| 7 | If Cuba fell , other Latin American countries would reject us , claiming that for all our might , the Soviet Union had n't been able to do anything for Cuba except to make empty protests to the United Nations ’ ( Khrushchev : 1970 , p. 493 ) . |
| 8 | Your doctor will be able to refer you for treatment . |
| 9 | She also said that when my tooth catches fire again , which it will , I wo n't be able to save it for love or money . |
| 10 | ‘ I wo n't be able to repay you for years . ’ |
| 11 | Swimming is probably the best form of exercise you can get , and I doubt Sutton will be able to beat us for fitness . ’ |
| 12 | Privatization was to be accomplished by a mixed system of " named cheques " given to every Russian citizen , who would be able to redeem them for company shares of their choice , and by the handing over of 30 per cent of all shares in a privatised enterprise to the workforce . |