Example sentences of "we [vb past] [been] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would all have been different if we 'd been able to have children . ’ |
| 2 | We 'd been able to keep the same crew from coast to coast , he said , only because of the two rest breaks along the way . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , of course we 'd have carried on if we 'd been able to make a living at it . |
| 4 | The complication has been that because last year 's trading profits were lower than expected we did n't have any taxable profits against which to claim back this A C T so as this would be the first year in which taxable profits would arise unless we 'd not been unless we 'd been able to find some other way of dealing with it the A C T which we pay would not have been recoverable till January ninety five . |
| 5 | I wish that we had been able during the last few months to persuade our European colleagues that we are not arguing just for a narrow British position . |
| 6 | It is possible that a greater difference would have emerged if we had been able to age-match the Crohn 's disease and control groups , as age has been shown to be inversely correlated with intestinal blood volume . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ I think the processors will be given some confidence as a result of the meeting but I think the fishermen will wish we had been able to do something dramatic . |