Example sentences of "[was/were] able [verb] up with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , fortunately , the middle of the seventies , we were able to link up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and now , in fact , most of our concerts are done in London with the Royal Phil . |
| 2 | Dad , as a master-tailor during the '14 –'18; war , had a War Department contract for army uniforms , and so we were able to keep up with the Jones 's ( or should I say , the Cohens ? ) . |
| 3 | After Mr Tipping discarded the throw-away chute , he went into free-fall and was able to link up with the cameraman at 5,000ft . |
| 4 | However , its subsidiary , Barclays Direct Mortgage Services , was able to come up with the sums in a matter of days . |
| 5 | Nicholson became a member of an elite group of chemists — the B-Club — in whose company he was able to keep up with the activities of Hofmann and his associates . |