Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Ruth , she 's been led to one who was able to restore to her all that Elimelech had lost when he left Bethlehem . |
| 2 | As Gillespie remarks , even in Edinburgh , the craft unions were able to see to it that only union men worked Linotypes , and " by the end of the century , it was generally agreed that the effect of machines on employment had not been so bad as feared " . |
| 3 | A person born severely disabled will need a great deal of help in overcoming the effects of the disability , but they will possibly be able to adjust to it better than the person who has enjoyed perfect health and led a full , normal life and is suddenly injured or crippled by disease . |
| 4 | I 'll be able to tap into him any time . |
| 5 | If I did not have a little bit in the bank I would not be able to pay for it all . |
| 6 | When , calmer , he went to her room , Katelina was awake , and he was able to expend on her all that Diniz thought he was capable of . |