Example sentences of "[pers pn] were able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thanks to the generosity of local travel company Regent Holidays UK Ltd we were able to advertise in Venue magazine and to have AA signs erected around the city to direct traffic to the Watershed Media Centre were the whole event took place . |
| 2 | we were able to move into school , which was fantastic as a school , being new with quadrangle and different classes for every subject , really enjoyed that . |
| 3 | The first , a matter of convenience and cost , was that for these figures we were able to rely in part on a large survey of lending rates published last year by Consumers ' Association ( Which ? |
| 4 | Specific findings for the six companies that we were able to examine in detail are included in Appendix A to this report . |
| 5 | After that , even though the workers might not be able to achieve maximum output , they were able to participate in production . |
| 6 | Fourteen trade cards issued by London undertakers during the period c.1680 to c.1760 survive , and as none indicate any other craft-affiliation it must be assumed that they were able to furnish from stock all that went to provide for a funeral . |