Example sentences of "[noun] was able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy 's story was discounted and Oldfield was able to continue in charge of the home until his suspension in 1990 when new evidence came to light . |
| 2 | There were some problems which the Public Assistance Committee was able to unload without regret . |
| 3 | Consequently Hunt earned the thanks of The Civil Engineer and Architects ' Journal for his innovation , and a few days later in the House , Gladstone was able to say with satisfaction that ‘ for the first time in the history of public edifices in the metropolis ’ , it was possible to state what the real cost would be . |
| 4 | Wordsworth contributed to the growth of ‘ Humanity ’ , the climate of opinion in which Shaftesbury was able to proceed with factory legislation ; and surely his attitude of reverence towards landscape formed public opinion , so that one now needs planning permission to site a factory and the line of a motorway has to be negotiated ; certain areas have become National Parks , and one can not help noticing how many of these were districts where Wordsworth lived or with which he was in some way associated ( see Gazetteer ) . |
| 5 | But after some counselling from the development officer the situation improved and the worker was able to continue in post . |
| 6 | This will cover a variety of material from the aftermath of the disastrous Beeching line closures of the early Sixties , when Col. Savill was able to record on colour film many of the much-loved structures of the railway scene that are now lost . |
| 7 | Thus both in the League of Youth and in the expanding local parties , the Left was able to feed on resentment against organizational restrictions which were largely designed to prevent the expansion of the Left within the Labour Party . |
| 8 | But the siege was to drag on into the summer of 1098 before the fortress finally capitulated and Rodrigo was able to enter in triumph and order Mass to be sung in one of the main squares . |
| 9 | Fortunately my mother was able to return to teaching and to complete the final two or three years which qualified her for a pension of her own . |