Example sentences of "not [been] able [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , those of you who have not been able to watch a television set may not be aware of the really remarkable performances that we have seen here at Royal St. George 's on this beautiful English summer 's day . |
| 2 | We have not been able to arrange a Neighbourhood Watch scheme . |
| 3 | It must be almost dawn , she thought absently ; an hour ago she had not been able to see a thing . |
| 4 | Zoophilus had not been able to acquire a copy of Vial 's plan but he put forward a plan of his own for an animal hospital , for a regular set of teachers forming a school , and provision for receiving living subjects in various states of disease . |
| 5 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 6 | I have not been able to examine a copy of the rare " The Tourist 's Guide to Islay , the Queen of the Hebrides , with Directory of the Island and Descriptive Excursions to all Parts thereof " which was published by Wilson & M'Cormick in Glasgow , about 1881 and which was probably written by , Robert Oliphant who is listed in the Directory as accountant . |
| 7 | I have not been able to examine a copy of the rare " The Tourist 's Guide to Islay , the Queen of the Hebrides , with Directory of the Island and Descriptive Excursions to all Parts thereof " which was published by Wilson & M'Cormick in Glasgow , about 1881 and which was probably written by , Robert Oliphant who is listed in the Directory as accountant . |
| 8 | ‘ Graeme Souness is the man to turn it around but he 's not been able to pick a settled team because of injuries . ’ |
| 9 | on disability issues and they have n't been able to find anybody else , but what they 've said , despite extensive attempts the convention has not been able to obtain a replacement for this one , due to and buys us time . |
| 10 | Your Counsel , with his expert advice , has not been able to run a fine-toothed comb over them . |
| 11 | If the United States had not been able to run a deficit to finance the investment abroad , one response could have been a lower value of the dollar , more competitive exports and a sufficient trade surplus to finance the overseas investment . |
| 12 | ‘ Despite intensive efforts for nearly a year , we have not been able to find a satisfactory formula either in terms of price or consistency of supply ’ he said . |
| 13 | Monnet had resigned in February 1955 in the wake of the EDC failure , but was still in position since the Six had not been able to find a successor . |
| 14 | Although he could trace his ancestors back to the reign of James the first , he had not been able to find a single man on that tree of immoralities — even to the bloodiest root — who had caused , either by his hand or hiring , what he , Estabrook , was out this midnight to contrive : the murder of his wife . |
| 15 | To her disappointment , she had not been able to find a Château La Tour Monchauzet vintage on the wine-list , but the half-bottle of Côtes de Bergerac that she chose instead more than made up for it . |
| 16 | ‘ We have not been able to establish a true motive , ’ said Mr Gough . |
| 17 | ‘ I have read and thought and practised and observed and written for over a quarter of a century , survived a world war , and still I have not been able to provide a home in which my children may be happy . ’ |
| 18 | The original bouquet for this picture was exceptionally large , so I have not been able to reproduce a life-sized replica but instead have scaled it down to fit into a picture frame . |
| 19 | ‘ We have not been able to get a deal sorted out with whoever was going to use the property , ’ she said . |
| 20 | ‘ I have not been able to build a normal relationship with any man since the attack . |