Example sentences of "[was/were] able [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The higher order of passenger was able to arrive at the station shortly before the departure of the train and proceed directly to accommodation on it . |
| 2 | So inviting was the gap created that the loose forward was able to score at the back of the posts , leaving Maskill with another simple kick . |
| 3 | Gerald became so successful in farming and property that he was able to retire at the age of forty . |
| 4 | Even so , he was able to look at the fireglow of the Chariot , and he was able to look into the light and see the salamanders with their wise faces and their eyes filled with ancient knowledge . |
| 5 | First , black workers were recruited for precisely those jobs , usually poorly paid and involving unpleasant working conditions , which the indigenous white working class was able to reject at the time of economic expansion , thus preventing the development of bottlenecks in production and permitting higher levels of capital accumulation . |
| 6 | also , I was able to work at the painting knowing I could obliterate any unwanted areas ; this gave me the freedom I needed . |