Example sentences of "able [to-vb] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
| 2 | At school leaving age , parents who had previously been able to cope with a child attending or possibly boarding at a special school are faced with the continuing prospect of full time life with their mentally handicapped son or daughter who may be unable to find a place in a training centre or enter full time education . |
| 3 | Other women might be able to cope with an affair that was based on passion and nothing else , but she knew herself well enough to realise she could only be permanently scarred by such an involvement . |
| 4 | She was committed to this trip , it was too late to do anything about it , but how , she asked herself , was she going to be able to work with a man she did n't even like ? |
| 5 | ‘ This tour will make her want to do more , so next year we will hopefully be able to work with a band and do things on a grander scale . |
| 6 | The Social Services Department may be able to help with a maintenance scheme — contact the Social Services Occupational Therapist for further information . |
| 7 | Then it took me four or five days to be able to walk with a stick . |
| 8 | Some are able to walk with a support when they are inside the Home but feel more secure going out in a wheelchair . |
| 9 | His son , a bachelor of twenty-five , became King Henry V , and he experienced a couple of attempts to usurp him during the first year , but by August 1415 he was able to sail with an invasion fleet of 1500 vessels to France , where he withstood an attack launched on 25th . |
| 10 | Workers are expected to be able to deal with a range of tasks and managers to be able to respond to immediate changes in demand . |
| 11 | It is typical of how an older horseman who had in his possession most of the ancient secrets , was able to deal with a situation that had baffled a younger man . |
| 12 | Invest in training for the systems manager who will then be able to deal with a lot of problems that arise . |
| 13 | At the same time , the rate at which information is processed by the brain increases dramatically , making us better able to deal with an emergency . |
| 14 | ‘ For the first time , ’ Eatherley says , ‘ the food industry feels it will be able to cook with a diet sweetener . ’ |
| 15 | Children will only be in children 's wards and parents will be able to stay with a child throughout treatment . |
| 16 | The flexibility introduced into the system by the carriers means that each group is able to operate with a degree of autonomy . |
| 17 | The Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology is the only centre in the United Kingdom able to provide such a pioneering operation which is only available through the N.H.S. If Mr. Thorpe had not been in a fortunate position of being able to register with a G.P. in a different Health Authority , he would not have had his operation . |
| 18 | Age Concern would like to see this issue specifically addressed , so that elderly people will be assured of being able to register with a practice near their home . |