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be able to complete his own yarn
But of course the Prince was not equal to the occasion, and when he got hopelessly stuck he proposed an adjournment upstairs where Sheridan would be able to complete his own yarn.
— from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley

be able to catch hold of your
Ibrahim will keep quite close to you, so as to be able to catch hold of your rein, should there be any occasion for him to do so."
— from The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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