Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] n't [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I have n't been long back . |
| 32 | ‘ I have n't been absent all that long , ’ he protested . |
| 33 | Too many people are able to , and do say , ‘ I have n't been involved with TOP at all ’ . |
| 34 | " Sorry I have n't been great company . |
| 35 | Mind you , erm , I have n't been conscious about him at all , even when he was on the first of all . |
| 36 | ‘ No , ’ said Lucy , ‘ I have n't been fair to you . |
| 37 | I have n't been able to explain this to Dr Grossman , because he would n't understand , but you will understand , and I hope be happy for me . |
| 38 | It 's been a bit of a pity , really , that rugby has taken over so much that I have n't been able to continue playing football . |
| 39 | ‘ I have n't been able to get enough this Christmas to satisfy my customers ' needs . |
| 40 | Most important was losing inches off my hips , which I have n't been able to do before … . ‘ |
| 41 | It was just as well because the back boiler in the kitchen split in two about fifteen years ago and I have n't been able to light a fire in the grate since . |
| 42 | ‘ From the moment I set eyes on you I have n't been able to think of anything else . |
| 43 | You know , I have n't been able to take my eyes off you ever since you came to our office . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ I have n't been able to examine the body fully , ’ said Dr Lawton at once . |
| 45 | ‘ I have n't been able to speak of this matter with Dr Armitage yet , but I 'm sure she will co-operate . |
| 46 | I have n't been able to find a plausible answer , and Aria UK were n't letting on either . |
| 47 | ‘ It has been a difficult year because I have n't been able to get into the side . ’ |
| 48 | ‘ I have n't been able to sleep because of all the worry . |
| 49 | ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’ |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | 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 ? " |
| 52 | 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 |
| 53 | ‘ I 've tried to stop it , but I have n't been able to . |
| 54 | ‘ Although I have n't been able to convince myself . ’ |
| 55 | 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 . ’ |
| 56 | I have n't been able to sleep or eat or anything . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | ‘ Sorry I have n't been able to get Sergeant Henley for you . |
| 59 | ‘ 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 . |
| 60 | I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’ |