Example sentences of "have not been able to " in BNC.

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1 BR have not been able to very helpful in this direction , largely because of the financial constraints imposed on them .
2 And they have n't been able to totally accept what 's wrong with Mum , you know , that some of her behavioural problems are n't her being vindictive .
3 ‘ I 've tried to stop it , but I have n't been able to .
4 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 .
5 ‘ I do n't like making excuses , but I have n't been able to practice as much as I would want .
6 We intended to do a little bit of er beach work to try and get something like that but we have n't been able to , so .
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