Example sentences of "[vb mod] to have been able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Prescott said that the Safety Authority ought to have been able to answer the questions without reference to Eurotunnel . |
| 2 | Having been to a coeducational school , she did not find men a novelty , and in theory ought to have been able to discriminate better than Liz ( who endured some fairly dreadful experimental evenings in her search for entertainment ) , but her natural kindness made it almost impossible for her to refuse any overture , however offensive , however louche . |
| 3 | For surely he ought to have been able to explain to Colonel Hope , to persuade Colonel Hope , to arrive at a gentlemanly agreement — and what precisely had Colonel Hope said ? |
| 4 | But the Kuwaitis ' tactics and timing are interesting : as holder of the only stake smaller than Hongkong 's they ought to have been able to sway what threatened to be a contested offer . |
| 5 | ‘ But surely we ought to have been able to find some sort of compromise … ’ |