Example sentences of "were able [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seventeen pensioners who were able to join us for the annual get-together enjoyed themselves immensely and are already looking forward to next year 's trip ! |
| 2 | We were also delighted that so many employees and their families were able to join us in the evening after the opening ceremony to look around the plant for the first time . |
| 3 | He is surprisingly slow to begin talking , but a good walker , and we were able to take him to the canal where there were ducks , swans , horses and icy puddles to interest him , so that was fine . |
| 4 | Thank you for the silk , glad you were able to wrest it from the Governor before he set off to Lepcis Magna with it . |
| 5 | The cement was freezing before we were able to apply it to the bricks . |
| 6 | He was looking at outdoor cold stress and we were able to tell him about the extent of the particular housing problem in Scotland and how people could only afford to heat one room . |
| 7 | They were able to rescue him from the slurry within 15 minutes . |