Example sentences of "been able [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been able to teach her some of the ploys that actors use to control their breathing when they are nervous , and project their voices so they can be heard . |
| 2 | Springfield looked up from his examination of Grant 's inert form , a more thorough examination than Chuck had been able to give him earlier . |
| 3 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 4 | I 'll tell Sheila straightaway ’ made me feel that , at last , I 'd been able to give them some good news . |
| 5 | But that in no way affected my admiration for what Winston had done , and I am pleased to think that on one or two occasions I have been able to render him some modest service in the way of a reward for this particular display of public courage . |
| 6 | I 'm only glad that we 've been able to sort it all out so quickly . |
| 7 | ‘ We were granted ownership of the building in March and in just three months we have been able to get it ready . ’ |
| 8 | If only Kinnock had been able to show us this side of himself when he was still Leader of the Labour Party , the election might have had a very different result . |
| 9 | This chapter has not been able to cover them all — the impetus GPFHs have had in driving through quality improvements for example ( Glennerster et al. |
| 10 | They 'd have been able to certify him insane , or he 'd have done something so terrible and criminal they could have put him in prison , where he 'd be sodomised and knifed ; quietly disposed of without any fuss because the rules were different in there . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've been able to make it affordable . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I am also very glad that following advice in the normal way , you have been able to make it clear that in relation to subsequent allegations , I have acted within the guidance on the conduct of ministers . |
| 13 | We 've never been able to offer you such big , comfortable suites as in our exclusive new American Colonial Collection . |