Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Patients seem to be able to cope better with pain if both treatments are given , ’ says Ms Punton . |
| 2 | In the breathy calm I was able to sit outside for supper , under a sky powdered with stars , limpid river sounds in the background , and a very proper glass of peaty , river-coloured liquid in hand . |
| 3 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |
| 4 | So this type of mortgage is most suited to individuals who are able to plan ahead with confidence . |
| 5 | When you finally decide to make some lace you will then be familiar with the system and will be able to go ahead without trepidation . |
| 6 | The Centre half(s) marking him was pretty good though , against lesser opposition he 'd be able to go straight for goal . |
| 7 | There were various factors that came into making this decision but one of the things is I 'm heartily sick that I have never been able to go away on holiday in the autumn ever in my life . |
| 8 | In future Celeste will not be able to go away from home without a licence . |
| 9 | In future Celeste will not be able to go away from home without a licence . |
| 10 | I was able to go home for Christmas with my new friends . |
| 11 | A partner or sole trader paying Schedule D income tax is able to claim more by way of expenses and allowances against income than a Schedule E person earning the same amount . |
| 12 | Perhaps he suggests that , although bats ' eyes are apparently weak , nevertheless , in some way that is not understood , they are able to see efficiently at night by use of their eyes . |
| 13 | Only then will the necessary biocides and corrosion inhibitors be able to work effectively as part of a continuous water treatment programme , which is supplied and monitored by Rentokil 's service . |
| 14 | When at last she was able to stand upright in safety , her knees buckled and her body was drenched with sweat . |
| 15 | Attainment of the competence award is not limited by any specific time period or course length , so candidates will be able to come forward for assessment whenever they have accumulated the required evidence of competence against national standards . |
| 16 | Thanks to the wonderful invention of fax machines , which enable my office to send me the proofs and layouts to read and check , I was able to slip away to Forest Mere Health Hydro for six days . |
| 17 | Similarly annoying is the fact that nasties are able to appear seemingly on top of you , prematurely terminating your turn . |
| 18 | All pupils should pursue the programmes of study and attainment targets if they are to be able to participate fully in adult life and employment . |
| 19 | The two women had not been able to help much by way of descriptions apart from recounting details of the horrific masks the burglars wore and that one appeared to be rather thin ( the one with the broken leg ) . |
| 20 | As members of smaller groups within a larger community — a trade union or residents ' association , for instance — they will need to be able to function collectively through discussion , for example to represent or protect their interests . |
| 21 | Krashen maintains that in practice it is difficult to encourage monitor use , but that it has the advantage of being able to draw consciously on language competence to produce utterances at levels which have not yet been acquired . |
| 22 | But the problem is that they may not be able to deal adequately with operating systems and computer environments that they do n't know and are not allowed to market ; especially given the financial position many of them are in . |
| 23 | But the problem is that they may not be able to deal adequately with operating systems and computer environments that they do n't know and are not allowed to market ; especially given the financial position many of them are in . |
| 24 | Fifthly , to introduce something not so far mentioned , the objection may include the idea that if our causal thought did rest on the given conception of a causal circumstance , we should be able to do well at prediction better than in fact we do . |
| 25 | A voluntary mental patient may , if able to do so without assistance needed by reason of mental illness , made a declaration stating where he would otherwise be residing , or has resided , and be registered there . |
| 26 | The party ultimately having to make a payment will look for ways to postpone that event for as long as possible , and will be able to do so without risk if there is no interest provision . |
| 27 | The components are of magnitudes 4.4 and 5.7 , and since the separation is almost 44 seconds of arc it should be possible to see them individually with × 20 binoculars , but I have never been able to do so with certainty . |
| 28 | I was in just such a trance , going through the motions of doing what I was told , but without being able to do so in reality . |
| 29 | It was reported on Dec. 12 that the airlift of foreign nationals from Kuwait and Iraq was almost complete and that all foreign nationals who wished to leave would be able to do so before Christmas . |
| 30 | He is firmly established in the half back line , which allows him the luxury of being able to press forward in support of his attacking colleagues . |