Example sentences of "[been] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he promotes himself as a friend of John Major , the Conservative Party has for some inexplicable reason been unable to find him a job in the Government where his extensive talents could be stretched . |
| 2 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 3 | Even in her semi-conscious state she had been able to give them the phone number of her sister Margaret in Australia . |
| 4 | We hope that in this Lenten Appeal we 've been able to give you a sense of that . |
| 5 | I think that 's what Eve would have been telling you had she been able to give you a ring … . ’ |
| 6 | Success in this field is going to become even more important as we move into the 1990s and beyond and I hope that in this book I 've been able to give you the benefit of my experience , to pass on the kind of backstage know-how that can make that vital difference between winning and losing . |
| 7 | Their three tries , all unconverted , looked to have been enough to win them the game . |
| 8 | You should have seen her reaction when I mentioned that Delia Forbes might have been round to see her the day she was killed . ’ |
| 9 | Lothlórien has won many hearts , and even the most censorious of Tolkien 's critics have accordingly been ready to grant him the ability to create nice settings . |