Example sentences of "been able [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite claims by some that they play ‘ The Devil 's music ’ , the band has been able to confirm its gig on Friday 21st May . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’ |
| 3 | She said sharply , ‘ My romantic novels enabled you girls to have a carefree life , the sort of life I wish I 'd been able to give your father . ’ |
| 4 | The current South African team is still a long way from emulating the 1960s side which could well have claimed World Championship status if they had been able to test their strength against Garry Sobers ' West Indies . |
| 5 | Unfortunately no-one had been able to see her accommodation beforehand and we found that the hotel she had been booked into was a nightmare — tatty rooms with cigarette burns , door handles which fell off , threadbare carpets . |
| 6 | The Marchioness has n't yet been able to see her baby son George , nor has she had a visit from her estranged husband , Jamie Blandford , currently banned by the High Court from seeing her . |
| 7 | She was bitterly sad that she had not been able to see her aunt before she died . |
| 8 | And , with Norway roaring away at the top of England 's World Cup group , everyone has been able to see their quality . |
| 9 | She might not have been able to see his expression , but she could definitely see his smile — and it was n't a very nice one . |
| 10 | The reason for drawing a distinction between Francis and Findlay though both had been held incommunicado in breach of PACE was that Francis , unlike Findlay , had been able to see his solicitor for half an hour before signing the notes . |
| 11 | He 's been in custody for two or three , three days , thirty six hours or something like that already , and not been able to see his family , and er got into all sorts of mess because of that Madam . |
| 12 | With Giles she had been able to turn her back and walk away . |
| 13 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 14 | Consequently , a mortgagee would in some cases have been able to realize his security by sale , enter into possession , or appoint a receiver , all without recourse to a court . |
| 15 | When she had been able to plan her charity lunches and her dinner parties , go shopping , gossip with friends , look at her life and know that at last she had achieved all she had ever wanted , even If sometimes it was a little lonely , a little empty ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Please can you tell me the name of the director , because he also directed Such Good Friends , and I have n't been able to remember his name ? " |
| 18 | Few men have been able to resist their strength and beauty , and at one time would congregate at the base of the zigzag path which led to the French village of Faye , hoping for a glimpse . |
| 19 | So that had she been able to take her history exam , she would have needed rather a good grade there , perhaps a better grade than her past performance suggested she would have attained . |
| 20 | But Connors has taken no serious breaks from the game and its stylistic progress ; his game in itself has durable , idiosyncratic features ( whereas Borg 's became the prototype on which newcomers based their own playing patterns ) ; and he has been able to take his audience along with him through the very gradual decline in his competitive expectations . |
| 21 | Something was wrong , but she had n't quite been able to put her finger on it . |
| 22 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 23 | For about a year , since the summer before last , in fact , I had been writing to her and she to me and , because of the distance and something else I have n't been able to put my finger on ( maybe a need for excitement ) , the letters had become more and more sentimental , more and more loving , more and more like proper love letters . |
| 24 | Rory had been able to leave his car when he thought he was getting warm , and walk up people 's drives until he found the pea-green Polo Fox . |
| 25 | The first is the way the Conservatives have been able to sustain their vote at a consistently high level . |
| 26 | One of the most interesting questions about higher education in Britain is how these two ancient universities have been able to retain their pre-eminence over time . |
| 27 | From Pepita 's symptoms he had rapidly been able to diagnose what kind of spider had bitten her and administer the antidote to its poison . |
| 28 | He had taken the name of Varna from the name of the port from which he had sailed but he had lived his life in terror of deportation , a fear that had haunted him long after it had ceased to be a real threat , so that he had never been able to enjoy his son 's success , seeing it only as something which drew unwelcome attention to the Varna family . |
| 29 | So far she had not been able to reconcile her desire to keep everything the same and her desire for comfort . |
| 30 | In defence of some of my clients in the national museums and galleries , I should point out that , for example , the Victoria and Albert museum has been able to extend its opening hours . |