Example sentences of "able [to-vb] from [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They keep talking about what they call seamless journeys which means you should be able to go from A to B to C without too much problem . |
| 2 | ‘ Thank goodness that at last I shall be able to come from Stowbridge by the short way and under the low bridge ! ’ he said . |
| 3 | In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was only the most affluent who were able to benefit from refrigeration during the summer . |
| 4 | In an industry dominated by much larger producers who were able to benefit from economies of scale , the government therefore concluded that the sale to Ford was preferable to continued state subsidy and/or ever closer links with Honda . |
| 5 | That may sound strange — what I mean is , I 'm always trying to imagine what they think of me ; I do n't seem able to look from inside of myself , outwards . |
| 6 | If , however , the motor trader defendant is not responsible for turning back the mileometer and covers up the reading , the motor trader should be able to escape from liability on the basis that no false description was in fact applied to the goods ( s1(1) ( b ) ) . |
| 7 | ‘ I think I might just be able to totter from chair to chair , ’ she said , smiling sweetly at him . |
| 8 | At present the airline operates mainly between Florida and Puerto Rico but , if America 's Department of Transport agrees , it hopes to be able to fly from Miami to New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , Houston and New Orleans . |
| 9 | ‘ If we did not , we would lose all continuity with our past , would only be able to live from moment to moment like butterflies alighting and flitting away , and no relationship or experience could have any permanent value for us . |
| 10 | Here one of them sacrifices for the other : both have trouble falling asleep , and their partner 's noisy breath wakes them ; so they wriggle towards the edge of the bed , leaving a broad space down the middle ; they pretend to be sound asleep , in the hope of making sleep easier for their partner , who will then be able to turn from side to side without disturbing the other . |
| 11 | Companies will also be able to ascertain from purchasers of shares before they become members ( such as purchasers of shares by instalments in a privatisation issue ) whether or not they will want to receive summary financial statements . |
| 12 | On the other hand , if the deficit is located within the spoken word production system , the patient will be able to get from print to semantics correctly . |
| 13 | When the new railway link is complete , passengers will be able to travel from Larne to Dublin without changing train . |