Example sentences of "able [to-vb] with [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was n't it possible that a man of Jamie 's age might be more able to cope with her feminism , her academic success ? |
| 2 | Parishes were able to cope with their pauper problem until England 's population began to soar dramatically during the second half of the eighteenth century . |
| 3 | However , a major difficulty in ensuring the effectiveness of any support scheme is to reach in time the small proportion of the population least able to cope with their crisis . |
| 4 | The reason suggested for this is that these girls feel that they should be able to cope with their pregnancy and problems on their own instead of sharing them within the unit , as most other girls do . |
| 5 | She did n't tell him that was the only way she had been able to cope with his absence , by blocking him out completely and refusing even to acknowledge his existence . |
| 6 | If , at first , she is able to continue with her career , she is in some respects in the same position as the working wife and mother , who has the strain of two heavy areas of responsibility : her home and her job , but with several important differences . |
| 7 | It 's really great to be able to play with your icon , your main cat . |
| 8 | Jim liked him , and Bruce seemed to be able to manage with her mother . |
| 9 | ‘ As a result of very careful housekeeping , we have been able to deal with our list of creditors and to bring the cash problem under firm control . |
| 10 | Can Joan Halton , within the safety of marriage , dare to protest in a way that gets the protest heard in a way she was not able to do with her mother ? |
| 11 | England were able to start with their captain Richard Leman and gave an outing to Don Williams . |
| 12 | Fortunately rather than staying in the main house , she was able to stay with her sister Jane and husband Robert who , as he was a member of the royal Household , enjoyed a grace and favour cottage on the estate . |
| 13 | He , too , seemed visibly affected by the brief amount of time he had been able to spend with his brother . |
| 14 | Wishing desperately that she were able to defend her grandfather , but knowing that to explain would only cause more trouble until she 'd been able to speak with his mother , and fervently wishing she had locked her door when she 'd come up to bed , Ellie said tiredly , ‘ I do n't know why . |