Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] had [not/n't] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder she had n't been able to find the door handle . |
| 2 | Even just now , when for a moment she had not been able to remember what day it was , and when Faith Lavender had already been dead a week . |
| 3 | Since that day she had not been able to sleep , or to think straight . |
| 4 | The other time , he remembered , it was his father who had n't been able to eat . |
| 5 | In his researches at Wimbledon Public Library he had not been able to find any really cheering quotations on the subject of death . |
| 6 | Thanks to Karen 's attack I had n't been able to pee , and when my organ switched from reproductive to urinary mode I realized that my bladder was bursting . |
| 7 | And when she had helped Carole to put Emma and Sophie to bed she had n't been able to prevent tears coming to her eyes while she had listened to them solemnly saying their prayers . |
| 8 | Fabia returned to her room admitting today — where for some unknown reason she had n't been able to admit yesterday — that yes , she was attracted by him , and yes , she did feel drawn to him . |
| 9 | For a long time she had not been able to face many of her friends . |