Example sentences of "[been] able [to-vb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd never been able to lie to Candy — the other woman knew her too well , could see through her straight away . |
| 2 | Olga and Joe had been able to go to school , though they had plenty of farm chores as well . |
| 3 | Jenny gave me a house-warming present of a radio so I 've been able to listen to music while I write — and it 's been such fun ! |
| 4 | However , this is not to say that many forms of life have not been able to adapt to life on slopes up to the 10,000-ft ( 3,050 m ) level , and in some cases higher . |
| 5 | Mr McGregor still suffers from a reduced function in his arms and has not been able to return to work . |
| 6 | She knew only the cream would have been able to get to Teacher Training College in the first place , and so many shared her desire and enthusiasm for education . |