Example sentences of "was able [to-vb] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally Mozart was able to report to his father that he had given a concert , and that his takings , before expenses , were 90 gulden . |
| 2 | For this reason UNLU cautioned it to boycott Schultz , through the strikes and demonstrations it was able to organize during his visit to Israel , 3–5 June . |
| 3 | She was able to talk to his teacher , and when the teasing and probing of insensitive schoolfriends became hard to handle , Robert was able to talk about this with Theresa — he did n't want to burden his parents with it . |
| 4 | Early that summer the new curate took up his duties , and Father McGiff at last was able to sit at his desk of an evening and compose himself for his planned period of meditation . |
| 5 | He , of course , did deliver and was able to record in his diary finally that he felt in such a buoyant mood that he could fly . |
| 6 | James Hunt was able to capitalize on his absence and even when he came back to racing , Niki was hampered in his driving by the healing of his scars , particularly about his eyes . |
| 7 | " Do you regret what you 've done ? " she asked , moving around so that she was able to look at his face . |
| 8 | ‘ I was able to get into his character quite easily as I can identify with his overactive imagination and his constant hunt for food . ’ |
| 9 | So it should happen that Mr Kirkley was at home when the guests arrived and was able to add to his surprise and not a little amazement when his daughter 's friend was delivered at his door by Raggie Aggie , for Aggie had long been a known character , she and her hand-cart , and now the pony-driven flat-cart ; and of course the fact that she was almost as broad as it was . |
| 10 | Both before and after this decision I was able to benefit from his friendship and advice . |