Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've never been able " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've never been able to , ’ said Lucy . |
| 2 | I 've often felt desperate too , but I 've never been able to talk about it because people think you 're being superior : holier than human . |
| 3 | I 've never been able to think so clearly in my life before . |
| 4 | I 've never been able to think such extreme thoughts in my life before . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's a parochial side to Scotland that I 've never been able to accept . |
| 6 | It 's the other kind of thinking I 've never been able to muster , the long-term stuff , ‘ Never confuse strategy with tactics , ’ one of my tutors advised me , but I ca n't even remember what the words mean . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course I 've never been able to cook . |
| 8 | I 've never been able to say rum a widow . |
| 9 | She makes a sort of crackling noise which I 've never been able to explain : it may be contentment — or perhaps she 's asking for more . |
| 10 | But I 've never been able to write except when I was stone cold sober . |
| 11 | ‘ You know I 've never been able to combine being a father with analysis . |
| 12 | I 've never been able to speak Spanish before , apart from a few odd phrases like spaghetti bolognese and virtuosi di Roma ! |
| 13 | I 've heard that there 's another door in the park somewhere , but I 've never been able to find it . |
| 14 | ‘ But I 've never been able to think straight where you 're concerned , ’ he said softly . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've never been able to get through to you , Julius . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 've never been able to respect people who go back . |
| 17 | But damn it to hell , I 've never been able to see clearly or think straight where you 're concerned — certainly not since you came to Taipei , and maybe not even six years ago either . |
| 18 | I 've never been able to find out what goes on at the ceremony , but , from what I 've heard , there is more to it than rolling up your trouser-leg . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh … er … well , I 've never been able to afford gear like this , ’ I said sheepishly . |
| 20 | Losing them was bitter , and my only reward is that now I can afford the one thing which with all my wealth and power I 've never been able to permit myself until this moment . |
| 21 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 22 | I 've never been able to do that . |
| 23 | No , I know , I do n't mean owt , owt wrong but I just ca n't remember these two names , I do n't know why , there 's something I 've never been able to , cos I 've always said to you ai n't I ? |
| 24 | But as I say , I 've never seen anything , and I 've never been able to find anybody who can provide that answer for me . |
| 25 | but ever since I 've never been able to handle it like I drink , sort of shove a few |
| 26 | Yes , that 's one thing I 've , I 've never been able to get used to , er it 's always , it 's the same , it 's hard to say goodbye . |
| 27 | ‘ To ride he 's very sharp thinking and super-quick , I 've never been able to turn as sharp into a combination on any other horse , because he 's got all the scope in the world . ’ |
| 28 | We 've never been able to offer you such big , comfortable suites as in our exclusive new American Colonial Collection . |
| 29 | We 've never been able to discover anything about his parents . ’ |
| 30 | Mrs Ainsworth appeared at my elbow , " That 's something we 've never been able to find out . " |