Example sentences of "been [adj] [verb] all the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says it would have been impossible to find all the hidden ammo . |
| 2 | Later , in the 1860s , Persigny remarked to the Emperor that the charges on the civil list were enormous — to which Napoleon III replied that had so much money not been allotted in the first place he would have been unable to fulfil all the demands which were made upon him . |
| 3 | Voting patterns are a complex business and my colleague , Keith Britto , who is an expert in these things , tells me that no research has been able to disentangle all the strands of voting motivation , a crucial point to remember in planning a campaign ! |
| 4 | It was an attitude she had encountered before admittedly — from people who assumed that because she had grown up in hotels , she had been able to enjoy all the comforts afforded to the customers . |
| 5 | Yet , the original idea having come from her mother , she had been able to heap all the blame on her , even to accusing her of using up her inheritance , and continually complaining of the ‘ pittance ’ that she must herself have laid down in the terms of the letter she had written , purporting to come from Lady Merchiston . |
| 6 | I have not even been able to describe all the various tackle items now available for carp fishing . |
| 7 | Notable performances here came from 10 year old Ben Bransby , who finished seventh in the men 's event , Emma Williams , who dominated the women 's event , and eight year old Adam Dewhurst , who would have placed higher than his tenth if he had been able to reach all the holds ! |
| 8 | Morrissey has been able to design all the record covers and , with the possible exception of ‘ This Charming Man New York ’ , the band have remained as decision makers in regard to single releases , a measure of control practically unheard of in larger companies . |
| 9 | ’ At the weekends we 've been getting so busy that we hav n't been able to fly all the members . |
| 10 | It was n't really their Auntie 's pub , but she worked there and it had been convenient to make all the arrangements on a friendly family footing . |
| 11 | It would have been desirable to cover all the library sectors in one comprehensive review . |