Someone whom I would have been able to break in half without much difficulty before that.

Most people are able to safely bank 2 to 4 units of blood before surgery.

Why had he never been able to remember her face before this moment ?

But he was only able to say, "This is such a pretty town," before his voice cracked.

The pilot was able to parachute to safety before crash.

We'll be able to do it ourselves before too long.

They had been able to become research students and Fellows for a few years before this.

The management had not been able to pay salaries to the employees for months before the closure.

"We expect to be able to say whether we are going to do it or not before the end of the year."

He was able to complete part of his memoir before his death.