Sentence examples for but was only able from inspiring English sources

Barack tried to find an apartment for both of us, but was only able to find a studio for himself.

The company had hoped to complete up to five wells but was only able to begin drilling two wells.

Boardman put up good fights that year, and in 1966, but was only able to win against Neville Sandelson in the 1967 byelection when Bowden stood down.

Bruna Morabito, who was shot in the face, was last reported by her doctors to have emerged from a coma but was only able to respond to them with nods.

One Evansville resident, David Brown, 45, a maintenance worker, said he drove past the mobile home park about 9 a.m. to check on a friend with a trailer there but was only able to see the destruction from the Interstate.

"There's such a clear difference between someone who's faking it and someone who's like, 'O.K., maybe I don't hate my mom.' " He'd let his friends know where he was when he got to Samoa but was only able to communicate sporadically.

Another startup, Neurio, is developing a similar system but is only able to see high-wattage devices.

Later when they get into trouble, the bank is forced to repossess it, but is only able to raise £65,000 through selling it.

Some of those families were given the opportunity to evacuate their homes before the storm hit but were only able to bring a few precious items with them.

The number of American workers who wanted a full-time job but were only able to find a part-time job remained unchanged at 6.8 million.

The number of those who wanted full-time jobs but were only able to find part-time jobs was 5.8m in June, down from 6.4m in May, just barely offsetting the increase in involuntary part-time labor the month prior.