Example sentences of "were able [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We succeeded because we were elected to the Lebanese parliament and we were able to take over from the Turks and French in their ministries . ’ |
| 2 | Then , fortunately , the middle of the seventies , we were able to link up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and now , in fact , most of our concerts are done in London with the Royal Phil . |
| 3 | Dad , as a master-tailor during the '14 –'18; war , had a War Department contract for army uniforms , and so we were able to keep up with the Jones 's ( or should I say , the Cohens ? ) . |
| 4 | It was a help to us because all other traffic had been halted in both directions and we were able to race along on the wrong side of the road . |
| 5 | All Irish landladies , however pleasant , seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when a visitor left , and they were able to get on with the intense business of family life without interruption . |
| 6 | The townsfolk of Kirkbymoorside realised that while the snow lasted , the farm-wives would be unable to reach the market with their produce so Annie and Elizabeth were secure in the knowledge that whenever they were able to get out of the valley , their customers would be waiting . |
| 7 | An even more tragic fate befell many who , amid the crazed stampede , were able to get out of the fort . |
| 8 | After the seventh war with the Turks ( 1714–18 ) the Venetians were able to advance up to the present Bosnian border , taking in the whole of Sinjsko Polje and Imotski . |