Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pers pn] a [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 | But there are plenty of predatory young women around , whom he might think would be able to give him a son … |
| 6 | There 's a couple of friends I know who might be able to give me a bed for the night . |
| 7 | Well Siobhan might be able to give me a lift , me and |
| 8 | But she remembers very well and erm she was able to give me a lot of personal details about the movement in nineteen nineteen . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | difficult question , but you might be able to give me an example of one aha |
| 11 | Cos Jim 'll be at work , he wo n't be able to give them a lift in the car . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , he never seemed to be able to give them an explanation of what this Holy Spirit was supposed to be . |
| 14 | The great majority are not even aware of it , let alone able to give it a name . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 16 | We hope that in this Lenten Appeal we 've been able to give you a sense of that . |
| 17 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |
| 18 | We will have recorded the interviews with the children a week earlier and should be able to give you a transcript of their answers . |
| 19 | I think that 's what Eve would have been telling you had she been able to give you a ring … . ’ |
| 20 | A solicitor may also be able to give you a recommendation . |
| 21 | I may be able to give you a thing about it actually , if I 've still got one . |
| 22 | If the cystitis is still troubling you after one or two days , see your doctor , who will be able to give you an antibiotic . |
| 23 | Are you able to give us an estimate of the time that elapsed between breaking the door in and being called away by your team leader ? |
| 24 | In the cafe she found Fosdyke nursing a malt whisky ( 'Kept for me specially by Carlo because I was once able to do him a favour' ) and the children occupied with a Space Invader machine for which he had advanced them hundred lire pieces . |
| 25 | Unfortunately this means that we are not able to send you a copy , but suggest that your university might be interested in investing in a copy once the 4th edition becomes available next year . |
| 26 | I am delighted to be able to send you a copy of the report prepared by my review group called ‘ Building on Ability : Sport for people with disabilities ’ . |
| 27 | By 1800 hours we are able to call it a day . |
| 28 | When one of the men he had employed as a ploughman in the autumn came to the farm , more in hope than the expectation of finding any work , Seb was able to offer him a day 's pay . |
| 29 | I might be able to offer him a lift . |
| 30 | TRI-R hangers will not be available in the shops for some time , but we 're able to offer you a chance to try two different versions of this exciting wall-hanging system . |