Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [adv] a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and he would be only able to pick out a lot of the basic words , he could probably pick out the beginning of appreciation |
| 2 | He was able to track down a lot of detail about the original construction and decoration — so he could keep the design and get it back to what it was , but incorporate new features , like a Great Hall without all those pillars , which is much better from the customers ' point of view . " |
| 3 | The Committee have been able to smooth out a lot of anxieties on this item , although it is impossible to make everyone happy on such a diverse subject . |
| 4 | This group of three- and four-year-olds were quite happy on their own , but by listening their teacher was able to learn quite a lot about their use of words and understanding of their meaning . |
| 5 | The government should be able to get quite a lot of the new indirect tax money it is counting on . |
| 6 | But I 'm able to get quite a lot of information and I 'm saying this because you too can get it . |
| 7 | Even in the sudden rush from the Store the nomes had been able to bring quite a lot of stuff . |
| 8 | When Rob broke a leg she was able to make up a lot of lost ground and was selected to the British Team two seasons before him in 1981 . |