Example sentences of "was able [verb] [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally England could supply the necessary quantities of corn from its own surplus , and later it was able to re-export corn from the Baltic , which was one of the major granaries for the lands of western Europe in the late Middle Ages . |
| 2 | And with the police and most of the armed forces behind me , I was able to stop Ngune from seizing power . |
| 3 | We have presented data which suggest that three proteins , N-Oct 3 as well as N-Oct 5A and 5B are translated from the same mRNA by alternative translation initiation ; only the largest protein , N-Oct 3 , was able to stimulate transcription from an octamer promoter under our assay conditions . |
| 4 | The following evening , Sir Michael hosted a reception at Unilever House for Law Alumni , when the Dean was able to announce sponsorship from Watson , Farley , Williams for a new Chair in Banking Law at the University Lord Justice Griffiths , Chairman of the Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct , spoke about the future development of legal education in this country , and the closer involvement of the universities in the professional preparation of lawyers . |
| 5 | This network was so well developed that when Captain Hugh Clapperton ‘ discovered ’ Kano in 1824 he was able to obtain cash from a local merchant in return for a bill of exchange on the British consul at Tripoli . |
| 6 | I had reached Adrar , so I was able to accept help from the lads . |
| 7 | They came mostly from Norfolk and Suffolk , but ( like York ) Norwich was able to attract people from distant places . |
| 8 | Victory also brought an immediate windfall of loot when Lothar 's camp fell into his hands : Charles was able to offer gear from Lothar 's travelling chapel in thanks to St-Benoît , Fleury . |
| 9 | After his initial discovery of the Primary Control , Alexander also noticed that when he was able to prevent tension from building up in his neck muscles , then the hoarseness in his voice decreased accordingly . |
| 10 | This model was able to show deviations from the norm and thus show areas of unexpectedly high or low density . |