Example sentences of "been [adj] [verb] me [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I explained that I wanted to see her father on a matter of business , but that his office had been unable to tell me where he was , and that I could get no reply by telephoning his home . |
| 2 | Numb with agony and humiliation , she got undressed like a ghost and went to bed , unable to let herself dwell too deeply on what had happened in case she found herself asking the inevitable question : if I hate Damian Flint , why has he been able to hurt me so deeply ? |
| 3 | But if you 'd also been able to identify me then they would certainly have initiated an investigation . |
| 4 | ‘ They have n't been able to protect me so far , ’ Donna snapped . |
| 5 | I had seen him turn human with Margaret , but that glimpse had not been enough to tell me now whether he had stopped on recognizing me for her sake or because I was a Benedict 's nurse . |