Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] n't [been] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I have n't been able to get enough this Christmas to satisfy my customers ' needs . |
| 4 | Most important was losing inches off my hips , which I have n't been able to do before … . ‘ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ From the moment I set eyes on you I have n't been able to think of anything else . |
| 7 | You know , I have n't been able to take my eyes off you ever since you came to our office . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't been able to examine the body fully , ’ said Dr Lawton at once . |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't been able to speak of this matter with Dr Armitage yet , but I 'm sure she will co-operate . |
| 10 | I have n't been able to find a plausible answer , and Aria UK were n't letting on either . |
| 11 | ‘ It has been a difficult year because I have n't been able to get into the side . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I have n't been able to sleep because of all the worry . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's wonderful , ’ he said , ‘ I have n't been able to give her jewellery for a very long time . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ? " |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | ‘ I 've tried to stop it , but I have n't been able to . |
| 18 | ‘ Although I have n't been able to convince myself . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | I have n't been able to sleep or eat or anything . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry I have n't been able to get Sergeant Henley for you . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | I have n't been able to make myself believe I hate you for some time now , Luke . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The only animals I have n't been able to check on are the sheep . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But I have n't been able to think of an excuse for getting in touch with her , ’ she admitted . |
| 30 | Actually it has , though whether by enough to require a bigger bag I have n't been able to make out . ’ |