Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] able [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had the NWN report of those six points and were able to give it to him . |
| 2 | He returned to England on succeeding his father as second Baron Northwick in 1800 , and was able to devote himself to the formation of the collection for which Northwick Park became famous . |
| 3 | Being the parent company , Electronics exercised strong control over Magnetics ' finances and was able to decide which of its creditors should be paid . |
| 4 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |
| 5 | The staff were amazed at how quickly she grasped the various issues and was able to slot them into the incredible filing system of her memory . |
| 6 | It was n't , however , until summer had faded that he could at last feel he was his own man again and was able to address himself to the present . |
| 7 | Happily I had been at school with this fellow and was able to contact him on my next leave , and to persuade him that it would be a pity to spoil his good name by killing me . |
| 8 | The players were tired , sure , but were able to lift themselves for one-off tests against South Africa . |