Example sentences of "[was/were] able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The one indisputable fact these studies revealed is that the majority of those interviewed were not familiar with the extent of , or damage caused by , corporate crime and amongst the ‘ knowledgeable ’ minority , few were able to define it with any precision . |
| 2 | Fortunately , her relatives were able to move her to another home which was cheaper : that is an increasingly common practice . |
| 3 | The enzymes are specialized proteins which enable the body to carry out at body heat and atmospheric pressure complex reactions which , if man were able to reproduce them at all , would require high temperatures and high pressures to accomplish . |
| 4 | I was able to accommodate him at each time , you follow what I mean . |
| 5 | It was during this time that James was able to reacquaint himself with another old school chum , Malcolm Nurse . |
| 6 | She was n't used to expressing such volatility in front of anyone , and it confounded her how a total stranger , and a man she disliked into the bargain , was able to stir her to such an extent . |
| 7 | No one was able to give us at that time the valuable advice which I only picked up years later , namely that the great danger in cholera was dehydration , necessitating that the sufferer be given frequent drinks of cold water previously boiled . |