Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I might be able to swing you a season ticket , why ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Let me see your jewels , I might be able to find you a buyer who will give you a good price . |
| 3 | ‘ Aye , got better than that , William Davies , ’ Hari said , ‘ come on , I might be able to find you a bit of soup as well as some bread . ‘ |
| 4 | Erm , so you might be able to sell her a monitor . |
| 5 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 6 | Go to your bank manager and explain your problem , he or she will probably be able to advance you the money to pay these people off straight away and you will then pay the bank the £25 a month , except that because you will pay interest , it will probably take you sixteen months to pay it off instead of fourteen . |
| 7 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 8 | And that today Jean still resorts to cutting herself , reflects her basic lack of self-esteem , as well as her need to try to ‘ reach ’ someone who will be able to give her the help she so desperately needs . |
| 9 | If you do n't , your emotional strength will gradually be sapped , to the point when you will no longer be able to give her the support she requires , and the whole arrangement may collapse around you . |
| 10 | But there are plenty of predatory young women around , whom he might think would be able to give him a son … |
| 11 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 12 | There 's a couple of friends I know who might be able to give me a bed for the night . |
| 13 | Well Siobhan might be able to give me a lift , me and |
| 14 | But she remembers very well and erm she was able to give me a lot of personal details about the movement in nineteen nineteen . |
| 15 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 16 | difficult question , but you might be able to give me an example of one aha |
| 17 | Cos Jim 'll be at work , he wo n't be able to give them a lift in the car . |
| 18 | Even in her semi-conscious state she had been able to give them the phone number of her sister Margaret in Australia . |
| 19 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 20 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 21 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 22 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 23 | Now you do n't have to rely on this , because you can ring through to head office in the evening , or you can ring through your branch while that 's open , and get a computer quote over the phone , but actually find it quite useful if somebody asks me to be able to give them an idea of how much it 's going to cost them . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , he never seemed to be able to give them an explanation of what this Holy Spirit was supposed to be . |
| 25 | The great majority are not even aware of it , let alone able to give it a name . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 27 | We hope that in this Lenten Appeal we 've been able to give you a sense of that . |
| 28 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |
| 29 | We will have recorded the interviews with the children a week earlier and should be able to give you a transcript of their answers . |
| 30 | I think that 's what Eve would have been telling you had she been able to give you a ring … . ’ |