Example sentences of "able [verb] [adv] much [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , the Liberal Nationals were becoming indistinguishable from the Conservatives , while National Labour was too small to be able to exert very much influence upon the massed ranks of Conservatives , although the prestige of the Prime Minister , Ramsay MacDonald , gave it — as Marquand shows — an influence far greater than its mere numbers would have warranted . |
| 2 | If this remains true today , it is probably because the House does not have the same pressures placed on its time as the Court of Appeal and is able to devote as much time as it wishes to oral argument . |
| 3 | Though the Court of Appeal is also a court of supervision , it appears to be too busy to be able to devote as much time and thought as is needed to such cases . |
| 4 | I took my parents when I , my son was two and a half , and I can honestly say that my son , I was n't able to devote as much time as I would have wanted to give . |
| 5 | At high temperatures water is not able to hold as much oxygen . |
| 6 | Once this has occurred the battery will not be able to hold as much power . |
| 7 | People without whom we would n't be able to raise so much money . |
| 8 | I 'm not so romantic to be able to place too much importance in this area . |
| 9 | I mean , this 'll have been down I , oh , wo n't be able to get as much wear |
| 10 | Without a doubt , if you can make the journey from where you live , the very best thing to do is to visit the Trial Grounds of the National Rose Society at St Albans , Herts , — the Mecca of the rose — where you will be able to get as much information as you want , and straight answers from knowledgeable staff . |
| 11 | This time the hoof caught me half way up the shin bone , She had n't been able to get so much height into it but it was just as painful . |
| 12 | The field-worker was able to spend as much time in the field as the principal investigator thought necessary , and no restrictions were placed on her going out on patrol , travelling in vehicles , or going to incidents of routine police duty . |
| 13 | will my doctor be able to spend as much time with me ? |
| 14 | Will your doctor be able to spend as much time with you ? |
| 15 | Were were not able to make very much comment . |