Example sentences of "[vb past] n't been [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why cut off one hand ? the Doctor wondered , before the reason struck him : the man must have carried a briefcase or similar object cuffed to his wrist , and his assailants had n't been willing to expend time on subtleties like lockpicking . |
| 2 | She had n't been able to save Antoinette . |
| 3 | He had n't been able to see Slater for two days after the party , and that time had passed in a daze for him . |
| 4 | He had n't been able to see Topaz for over two weeks because Virginia had been ill . |
| 5 | I even carried out a double-bluff of appearing slightly guilty for the wrong reasons , so that adults told me I should n't blame myself because I had n't been able to warn Paul in time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And when she had helped Carole to put Emma and Sophie to bed she had n't been able to prevent tears coming to her eyes while she had listened to them solemnly saying their prayers . |
| 8 | A perfect day for fishing , but Luke had n't been able to find Tom Carey at the usual places . |
| 9 | He had n't been able to raise Manolo for minutes . |