Example sentences of "was able [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Milton 's prompt offer of assistance , however , had deflected the criticism from the Argyll party itself , and Mrs. Mary happily was able to report that those who were once Sir James Campbell 's friends ‘ continues firm in their good wishes to my Chief and Lord Milton , those two healths is often drunk without naming their Member ’ . |
| 2 | The couple celebrated with a glass of champagne in the local pub … and Reg was able to reflect that all things come to those who wait . |
| 3 | The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent . |
| 4 | He was able to prove that finite state grammars are in principle incapable of generating certain sentences |
| 5 | However , in his researches , Professor Mark Rosenzweig was able to prove that this was not so and that , given sufficient stimulation , the brain can actually develop at any age . |
| 6 | Again , Tylor was able to prove that these curious forms of reference were not distributed round the globe by arbitrary acts of providence . |
| 7 | He was able to calculate that these were made by a man in his twenties , approximately six feet tall , weighing a little over eleven stone . |
| 8 | He had made enquiry in Cornwall to ascertain what dues were typical in that county and from the information he had gleaned he was able to show that Consolidated Mines paid one-twentyfourth ; Tresavean and South Roskear one-twentieth ; and North Roskear to two different Mineral Lords — one-twentieth and one-fifteenth . |
| 9 | Taking this further Wenger ( 1984 ) was able to show that supportive networks were needed by both sides in the caring relationship ; this could be not only the slightly more distant family who by writing , telephoning , and occasional visits kept contact , but also a circle of friends for the carer 's own support . |
| 10 | In 1970 , Pamela Allerston , for example , looked at villages in the Vale of Pickering and was able to show that some with very regular plans had come into existence in the early Middle Ages and replaced an earlier arrangement of scattered hamlets . |