Example sentences of "'ve be able to " in BNC.

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1 They 've always given me tremendous support and , when I 've been able to in a busy schedule , I 've reciprocated .
2 The question I I have is quite a simple one , and that is I would like to actually see this pond slightly closer quarters than I 've been able to .
3 Lady Amory 's reaction to this was a mixture of sadness and the old excitement : ‘ We 're very fortunate in that in the near part of the wood garden we 've been able to grass over and you would n't realise the number of big trees that have come down .
4 This is what they wanted and I undertook to do it and I tell you , all me life I 've been able to and have done that .
5 Good start and I 've found by adopting this approach I 've been able to erm help clients in many areas which has saved them tax or making their money work harder for them .
6 What we did was we based our forecast , which I think Mr raised that point , we based our forecast on the admissions that we did at the Department of Social Security and I 'm glad to say that we have been significantly under that level and partly I think because er we 've had people who have genuinely diverted into home care and who 've been able to which is why we 've put the pressure on home care and on the occupational therapy services and partly because erm the , there were some inappropriate admissions I must say that .
7 and you know the first time since we 've been married I 've been able to actually cook a roast dinner and washed up by two o'clock on
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