Example sentences of "were able [to-vb] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geography was important because it would help the evolutionist to explain how populations were able to migrate and adapt to new locations . |
| 2 | He shared with his wife Harriet a passion for fly-fishing and gardening and he made no secret of the fact that his years of retirement , when they were able to fish and garden to the full , were the happiest of his life . |
| 3 | The KDPI were able to come and go across the frontier and through the no man 's land between the opposing armies with great freedom . |
| 4 | The Saracen warriors were able to ride and fight with far more comfort and freedom than their European adversaries . |
| 5 | We were very glad to pass Gibraltar into the relatively calm waters of the Mediterranean , and that night we were able to undress and sleep in peace . |