Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] not be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were libraries in the lighthouses at Portnahaven , Rhuvaal and probably McArthur 's Head but I have not been able to find out what happened to them . |
| 2 | Mr Binstead , who says he has investigated many similar offers , none of which have produced loans , said : ‘ We are making inquiries , but we have not been able to establish whether these offers are going to come through . ’ |
| 3 | He is a very nice horse but we have not been able to test him in Dubai , ’ said Conway . |
| 4 | But we have not been able to discover any contact they had in common . ’ |
| 5 | England captains must not do things like that , but they had not been able to sack him at the time because of the provocation he had been under ; now that he had stepped out of line again he gave them a heaven-sent opportunity to administer the axe . |
| 6 | He was aware of this and in principle disliked it , attempting when he first set up in private practice , to resist it , but he had not been able to . |
| 7 | The reporter snapped a rubber band over his notebook , told Hank he would have rung him about the details of the book but he had not been able to get through . |
| 8 | He had wanted to wrap his arms about his body for warmth , but he had not been able to move , and his vision had been blurred . |
| 9 | But he had not been able to show anyone , yet , that he was anything but what his father now was : a rich man who did what he liked because he was King and everyone was polite to him . |
| 10 | His achievements as Labour leader have earned him respect and admiration , but he has not been able to appeal beyond the party in which he has made his life . |
| 11 | ‘ Graeme Souness is the man to turn it around but he 's not been able to pick a settled team because of injuries . ’ |
| 12 | It has always been able to impose penalties on parties who break the rules without permission , by the award of costs against them , but it has not been able to enforce the rules of its own volition . |