Example sentences of "[verb] n't been able to find " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ones I 've got at the moment are having a little difficulty in working things out , one does n't realise that it 's not best to try to head the ball back to the goalie when there 's a man breathing down the back of his neck , the other has n't been able to find his brain and the oldest one of the lot is always injured . |
| 2 | A perfect day for fishing , but Luke had n't been able to find Tom Carey at the usual places . |
| 3 | No wonder she had n't been able to find the door handle . |
| 4 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 5 | I have n't been able to find a plausible answer , and Aria UK were n't letting on either . |
| 6 | ‘ I still have n't been able to find out for sure . |
| 7 | on disability issues and they have n't been able to find anybody else , but what they 've said , despite extensive attempts the convention has not been able to obtain a replacement for this one , due to and buys us time . |
| 8 | Many feminists have become uncomfortable with this idea , but we have n't been able to find any other argument that did n't immediately pose a threat to our basic position that women must control their own bodies . |
| 9 | You 've both been working very hard — two of the best in the Khedive 's service — and you have n't been able to find anything . |
| 10 | ‘ You have n't been able to find a suitable match , ’ Lindsey put in quietly . |
| 11 | So you still have n't been able to find it ? |
| 12 | I used to have three but I lost three sheep down when they built the university , and I have n't been able to find them , so I thought that they 'd be useful to try and locate them , you know . |