Example sentences of "[verb] he [verb] n't been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd arranged to meet for dinner , but it seemed he had n't been able to wait . |
| 2 | He apologized when he was close enough , because he guessed he had n't been able to hear Lavinia calling to him above the noise of the Suffolk Punch . |
| 3 | ‘ You know he has n't been unfaithful . ’ |
| 4 | He says that his face was badly burnt and it 's meant he has n't been able to take part in his favourite game of rugby . |
| 5 | I laughed sometimes when he chased intruders from the garden , but I wished he had n't been aware of the little cat , although I think he only wanted to frighten it away , not kill it . |