Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] n't [been] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder she had n't been able to find the door handle . |
| 2 | The other time , he remembered , it was his father who had n't been able to eat . |
| 3 | Thanks to Karen 's attack I had n't been able to pee , and when my organ switched from reproductive to urinary mode I realized that my bladder was bursting . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Now that 's one mystery I have n't been able to solve . |
| 6 | Fabia returned to her room admitting today — where for some unknown reason she had n't been able to admit yesterday — that yes , she was attracted by him , and yes , she did feel drawn to him . |
| 7 | Actually it has , though whether by enough to require a bigger bag I have n't been able to make out . ’ |