Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [not/n't] [been] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr McGregor still suffers from a reduced function in his arms and has not been able to return to work . |
| 2 | I had a feeling they 'd been blocked off by the malais and had n't been able to go by the quickest route they wanted . |
| 3 | I remember that morning vividly as I was so nervous and had n't been able to sleep much the night before . |
| 4 | The first time because he had allowed himself to be called away in the middle of things and had n't been able to supervise the men properly . |
| 5 | They gained little out of the nets in Jamaica and have not been able to face any bowling since Tuesday other than the spinners and gentle medium-pacers . |
| 6 | Labelling theory implies that criminals are powerless , passive victims who have had the misfortune to be labelled criminal , and have not been able to do anything about it . |
| 7 | I last had one some five years ago , and have n't been able to get hold of one since . |
| 8 | Therefore I am not able to suggest to you , and have n't been able to in my evidence which district even a new settlement er ought to go in , but I have to say that if it were part of your deliberations that you should choose a particular district , er then it is not part of my submission that you should not choose a particular district , but my bottom line is that the policy wording should at least ensure that there is commitment to a new settlement and it is inescapable on behalf of the district planning authorities , the last thing that we would want is the possibility of going round the districts , and the last one to produce a district wide plan is the one that has to get the new settlement , that seems to be a gen , fairly unsatisfactory way of proceeding , and each one should have to consider that as part of their certification process . |
| 9 | I have the game and have n't been able to produce it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't like making excuses but I picked up a bug in Germany at the weekend and have n't been able to shake it off , ’ explained world No13 McManus . |
| 11 | Thomas was signed from Spurs last year for £500,000 , but has not been able to establish himself at Upton Park . |
| 12 | And then crossed out ‘ dumb ’ and inserted ‘ sweet ’ because it occurred to her that Mrs Rundle might have known about this affliction from the lawyers but had not been able to find the words to tell the children about it . |
| 13 | As a student on Imperial College 's petroleum geology MSc course , Mujadid had to go on a number of field trips during his year in the UK , but had not been able to buy suitable clothes for the British climate back home in Karachi . |
| 14 | In other words , I 'd always known the ingredients but had n't been able to put them together . |
| 15 | Rory had looked very hard but had n't been able to decide which was the false eye . |
| 16 | They owned a circus tent with its own seating and turned their hands to most of the acts , but have not been able to pay debts estimated at £60,000 or more . |