Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [not/n't] been able " in BNC.
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31 | ‘ I have n't been able to speak of this matter with Dr Armitage yet , but I 'm sure she will co-operate . |
32 | I have n't been able to find a plausible answer , and Aria UK were n't letting on either . |
33 | ‘ It has been a difficult year because I have n't been able to get into the side . ’ |
34 | ‘ I have n't been able to sleep because of all the worry . |
35 | ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’ |
36 | I did do that along with Ron and er they were speaking in terms of er a conjurer at under a pound a time and thing of that nature which should then come to a the pensioner 's category at Poole , so I took it back to Stuart and he said oh see what I can do Norman , and at the present moment it rests there because I have n't been able to contact Stuart at the moment owed to the holiday , but I shall be contacting him and hopefully we will also be doing two days , which is the Tuesday and the Thursday , also what they , er , he 's , he 's promised to do is to come half way with the cost of the jazz band , which is a great help . |
37 | 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 ? " |
38 | I bump into a lot of people at conferences , so I have n't been able to write formally to thank you for the meeting because I do n't want anything on the record then |
39 | ‘ I 've tried to stop it , but I have n't been able to . |
40 | ‘ Although I have n't been able to convince myself . ’ |
41 | The police are n't telling us anything — I have n't been able to get as far as Marshall and the others just look mysterious and say they do n't know . ’ |
42 | I have n't been able to sleep or eat or anything . |
43 | 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 . |
44 | ‘ Sorry I have n't been able to get Sergeant Henley for you . |
45 | ‘ I have n't been able to sleep or eat since our last meeting and , from the way you look , neither have you , ’ he said , taking in the discarded food and her too slender form with one glance . |
46 | I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’ |
47 | It 's only that I have n't been able to get to the bank , being ill and all that , and I have n't got any money for the rent . |
48 | Thank you for all your contributions over the last year , and please accept my apologies if I have n't been able to use an article that you 've sent , hopefully the next issue will contain those for which due to lack of space I was unable to include this time . |
49 | The only animals I have n't been able to check on are the sheep . ’ |
50 | I 've desperately wanted one of these , but of course , between the fees and books and everything else , I have n't been able to afford one . ’ |
51 | ‘ But I have n't been able to think of an excuse for getting in touch with her , ’ she admitted . |
52 | Actually it has , though whether by enough to require a bigger bag I have n't been able to make out . ’ |
53 | somehow I have n't been able to work |
54 | I have n't been able to get any tickets for the Word as yet . |
55 | Now I might forget some of them but , er , what about er , you , seeing as how your skill is one that I have n't been able to acquire yet , Jo how did you get to make the perfect quiche . |
56 | ‘ Now that 's one mystery I have n't been able to solve . |
57 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have n't been able to make a proper examination . ’ |
58 | ‘ Look , Bernie , I have n't been able to bring myself to tell you this , but I 'm not sure if I 'll ever be able to go back on stage . |
59 | ‘ Only because I have n't been able to prove it yet . |
60 | ‘ I have n't been able to do too much so far . |