Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [be] [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While we 've all been quick to condemn guitar manufacturers for being too timid to boldly go where no other has gone before design-wise , I found myself unwilling to applaud the Valley Arts Carlton for its daring to be different , but not being able to understand exactly why . |
| 2 | I 've just been round to see Mrs Reynolds in the village , and she 's adamant that all the kitchen and scullery windows were closed when she left at nine-thirty . |
| 3 | I 've not been able to ask Fiona why , since I know she is personally very involved and helped draw up the UK version of ‘ Caring For The Earth ’ with Adrian Phillips . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever been able to persuade Beefy to stop for treatment , ’ says Dave ‘ Rooster ’ Roberts , the new England cricket team physio who is looking after the walkers . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've also been keen to have dialogue with supporters . |
| 6 | I 've never been able to say rum a widow . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never been able to respect people who go back . |
| 8 | I 've never been able to speak Spanish before , apart from a few odd phrases like spaghetti bolognese and virtuosi di Roma ! |
| 9 | ‘ Oh … er … well , I 've never been able to afford gear like this , ’ I said sheepishly . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've never been scared to wear hats , although I know some people are . |
| 11 | To our disbelief it was really very much more abundant than we could ever have thought possible , so we 've actually been able to find molecules with eleven carbon atoms in a chain , floating around in space , and for which we really at the present time have no explanation . |