How else can you say the same? Think of different variants. 1) John was not able to phone me yesterday. He had left for Kiev.2) They managed to find Aunt Margo's house though it was not easy. 3) Linda didn't manage to write the test very well. Her mark was only satisfactory. 4) Uncle george was able to enlighten us about Neil Armstrong's biography. 5) Wendy managed to find a lot of interesting articles about the Middle Ages. 6) The Browns didn't manage to move in the new flat. 7) She was supposed to change her job but was not able to. 8) Alec tried to open the door but didn't manage to. 9) Mrs Loveday managed to protect her family. 10) Andrew wasn't able to refuse the offer.

1) John did not phone me yesterday because he had left for Kiev2) They managed to find Aunt Margo's house despite the fact it was not easy 3) Linda wrote the test very bad. Her mark is rather low 4) Uncle George was able to tell us Neil Armstrong's biography5) Wendy found a lot of interesting articles about the Middle Ages6) The Browns didn't move in the new flat7) She was was not able to change her job but she was expected to8) Alec tried to open the door but he didn't do it in the end9) Mrs Loveday coped with protecting her family10) Andrew couldn't refuse the offer