Example sentences of "[been] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For various reasons , it has not been possible to arrange for this sub-committee to meet . |
| 2 | Hitherto , even equipment that can calculate flight paths has been unable to cope with this threat . |
| 3 | Often the timbers were no more than columns of sort of dampish dust because they had n't been able to breathe in this kind of brick envelope . |
| 4 | I suppose the appeal to me has been making things happen and changing things and feeling quite British about it and proud of what in my very small way I have been able to do in this country and being able to export that abroad and make it a success there . |
| 5 | RMI has been able to benefit from this experience , in part , fortuitously because of the progress in information technology . |
| 6 | For Liesl whose mother had been able to escape to this country , a battle royal developed between her parent and her foster parent . |
| 7 | Erm , Mr Deputy Speaker I 'm sorry my honourable friends have not been able to get into this debate as I would have like to have heard them . |
| 8 | We have been able to show in this population based study that at least 10% ( 12/123 ) of subjects over 40 years did not have a bowel cancer , including two cases who were found to have multiple polyps at 66 and 69 years of age , but no carcinoma . |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't been able to speak of this matter with Dr Armitage yet , but I 'm sure she will co-operate . |
| 10 | The Scotland-wide network of business secondees we have been able to attract to this project is most impressive and I am pleased to list the supporting companies and organisations on page 13 of this Report . |
| 11 | The McCormick organisation has not been slow to seize on this fact and in future one might suppose that the Hierarchy will have learned from this . |