Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat in the dining-room , able to enjoy a few biscuits and fruit rather than the ‘ gargantuan midday meal which was hitherto compulsory ’ . |
| 2 | Betty and George had both worked and were able to enjoy a few years of their retirement together before he had a major stroke . |
| 3 | Further , taking features that are directly and simply encoded in one language , one may well be able to find the same features encoded in more subtle and less visible ways in either the structure or the use of other languages . |
| 4 | Only if other scientists are able to obtain the same results using similar methods of operation , will a result be taken seriously and treated to further tests . |
| 5 | Luckily Joseph was able to grease a few palms , thus helping his brother to escape . |
| 6 | This was applied in Dixons Ltd. v. Roberts ( 1894 D.C. ) where it was held that section 14 did not catch a trader who gave a false indication that a refund would be given on any goods purchased , if within seven days the customer was able to buy the same products locally more cheaply . |
| 7 | Living in both Manchester and Leeds , I am in the position to be able to put a few things straight . |
| 8 | You 'll be able to use the same coins . |
| 9 | The specialist gardens are able to access the Plant Records system through dial-up modems , and are able to use the same PCs for word processing , small databases , and spreadsheets for numerical data , such as climate records and finance . |
| 10 | Stiff Little Fingers was my life when I was younger and I jumped at the idea of being able to do a few gigs without spending months away from home and having to worry about recording a new album as soon as we finished . |
| 11 | We can not all , as it already been emphasised by the last speaker we may not all be able to do the same things we have not all got the same gifts or the same responsibilities er within the church but you all have the same responsibilities in this light of God . |
| 12 | A Chief Whip is in a special position to be able to understand the many strains in the lives of colleagues that are unheard of beyond the bounds of Westminster , and often unheard of except within very small circles in this place . |
| 13 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 14 | Returning to the All Blacks ' 11-match tour to Australia , the NZRFU has bowed to Australian pressure and loosened the grip on the Bledisloe Cup , for many years the symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy , but which has only regained popularity in the last decade or so when Australia have been able to break the All Blacks ' hold on the Cup . |
| 15 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 16 | Three weeks earlier they had flown out to Rome where they had been able to spend a few days as guests of the staff and students at the Venerable English College before setting out from St Peter 's Square on Wednesday , 30th September to cycle more than 1,700 miles across Italy , Switzerland and France , then up through England . |
| 17 | where Trevor Rowley has been able to explain the many routeways as a reflection of the straker routes of commoners herding animals from lowland settlements to upland pastures . |
| 18 | At the beginning of March his wife drove him to Regents Park , and he was able to take a few steps in the spring sunshine . |
| 19 | Thus Lizzie F. was able to take a few years out of work to nurse her mother , an auctioneer 's widow , before returning to work after her mother 's death . |
| 20 | He had played steadily enough and the fact that the Lions were able to outwit the All Blacks in that series had little to do with Mains ' ability . |
| 21 | I am delighted to be asked to deliver Lynda 's speech to such a large body of people committed to helping the disadvantaged and to be able to say a few words about how government is meeting the challenges that it faces in the developing world . |
| 22 | However , because the management were helpful and co-operative we were able to make a few adjustments . |