Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] were able " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weather was beautiful and those who were fortunate to know that his special was operating and were able to be somewhere along the route were fortunate to share a most attractive experience . |
| 2 | Subjects generally found the judgment tasks relatively easy to perform and were able to give their first rating immediately upon hearing the tone in almost all cases . |
| 3 | Throughout the project , all the pupils understood the process in which they were involved and were able to make significant choices and exert control , both individually and collaboratively . |
| 4 | Betty and George had both worked and were able to enjoy a few years of their retirement together before he had a major stroke . |
| 5 | In my judgment , the plain meaning of article 9 , viewed against the historical background in which it was enacted , was to ensure that Members of Parliament were not subjected to any penalty , civil or criminal for what they said and were able , contrary to the previous assertions of the Stuart monarchy , to discuss what they , as opposed to the monarch , chose to have discussed . |