Example sentences of "[noun] who [vb base] [adv] been able " in BNC.
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| 1 | There they will remain for most of April , at least one of the pair on guard at all times on the loch in order to ward off any attempted ‘ take-over ’ , perhaps by young pairs who have n't been able to locate a suitable breeding site . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , a blow has been struck for the land-owning taxpayer , particularly those less well-off individuals who have not been able to defend themselves against the local district valuer 's increasingly aggressive commercial techniques . |
| 3 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 4 | And yet , gradually the reputation has gone down , it 's become an area in which erm basically people who have n't been able to get housing . |
| 5 | A similar thing has happened to Ms , especially in Britain and Australia : instead of replacing Miss and Mrs it has been added to the system to make a further distinction , referring in many people 's usage to older unmarried women , divorcees and ‘ strident feminists ’ — in other words , to ‘ abnormal ’ and ‘ unfeminine ’ women who have not been able to get — or keep — a man . |