Example sentences of "[adv] been able [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A century later John Murray , the British ambassador in Constantinople , bitterly regretted that in 1774 he had not been able to act as mediator in the making of the Russo-Turkish peace of Kutchuk — Kainardji and thus gain the valuable presents from both sides which would have been his reward . |
| 2 | Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’ |
| 3 | For Hardy , who had written in a letter to Thomas Macquoid , ‘ I am glad you like Tess — though I have not been able to put on paper all that she is , or was , to me ’ , it was ‘ the beginning of the end of his career as a novelist ’ . |
| 4 | Mr McGregor still suffers from a reduced function in his arms and has not been able to return to work . |
| 5 | However , this is not to say that many forms of life have not been able to adapt to life on slopes up to the 10,000-ft ( 3,050 m ) level , and in some cases higher . |
| 6 | But , so far , at any rate , he had not been able to get beyond page 12 . |
| 7 | She 'd never been able to lie to Candy — the other woman knew her too well , could see through her straight away . |