Example sentences of "were able [to-vb] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I had discussed the situation with Sylvia and explained to her what had been happening , we were able to progress to the next stage . |
| 2 | They were very very reliable because erm , the motive power was in a motor , electric motor , not a lot of parts to go wrong but er once you started the motor buses they had to send people away to be taught the mechanics of motor buses , so you had the old die-hards of the fetters , trolley buses , who never did take to motor buses and course the younger ones came into their own then , who were able to adapt to the modern motor bus . |
| 3 | During the loading period , the responsiveness of the IP 3 Rs gradually increased until they were able to respond to the ambient level of InsP 3 . |
| 4 | When Marshall and his CEGB colleagues appeared before the 1984 Commons Environment Committee they were able to point to the vague Alkali Laws to justify their position . |
| 5 | If children had greater access to a public voice , if they were able to contribute to the social meanings with which we make sense of our world , the result would not be a more ‘ childish ’ set of images . |