Example sentences of "able [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way researchers are able to search for direct comparisons between reports and to isolate categories of phenomena . |
| 2 | If the general practitioner pronounces the patient fit enough , he may be able to start driving a car again , although he may need to retake a driving test if he has not been able to drive for several months . |
| 3 | I enjoy my work at the playgroup and hope I will be able to continue for many years to come ’ |
| 4 | In exceptional cases they may be able to continue for 300 yards , but beyond this they quickly become exhausted and give up . |
| 5 | You body wo n't turn as much as it did before , you get tired more quickly , you 're less able to concentrate for long periods and have to allow for more errors . |
| 6 | You will need to be able to work for long periods with a high degree of accuracy , and have really good eyesight . |
| 7 | Finally , studies have shown fitness improvement levels off once you are easily able to exercise for 30 minutes . |
| 8 | Michael Redgrave was fortunate in having an excellent stepfather , and was able to study for four years at Cambridge University where he obtained an honourable B.A. ( Cantab . ) . |
| 9 | No longer were they able to allow for unforeseen problems so they looked at their traditional contracts for any opportunity for reimbursement of additional costs . |
| 10 | A theory of standardization must be able to account for such songs ; and Adorno 's approach surely begins to crack at this point . |
| 11 | The total ban on all vehicles including cycles will run from 10.30am to 4pm and they stressed disabled drivers who get into the area before 10.30 would be able to stay for three hours before driving out . |
| 12 | The ZIBF Bookshop , through which Zimbabwean book buyers are able to pay for imported books in local currency , is being expanded , and an application has been lodged with the authorities for a significantly increased foreign currency allocation . |
| 13 | In turn , if we are to be able to pay for these commodities , we must export . |
| 14 | In some sense it will be more difficult because you will not be able to ask for further details . |
| 15 | During a hot summer 's day you would n't be able to move for frazzled tourists but when the weather is miserable it 's a different story . |
| 16 | When the sewage treatment plant comes into operation in 1998 it will be able to cater for four times the population of Whitby . |