Example sentences of "unable [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , you may not say so ! ’ she exclaimed , yet was quite unable to hide the breathless excitement she felt at the sight at him . |
| 2 | The council says it 's tried everything but so far has been unable to grant the old lady her wish . |
| 3 | If the new democracies are denied markets for their goods , then they will be unable to obtain the hard currency they urgently need in order to carry out the far-reaching reforms that will modernise their economies . |
| 4 | She half turned to go , then stopped , unable to understand the strange reluctance she felt at leaving him with this bitter anger lying between them . |
| 5 | Leicester 3 Sunderland 2 ONCE again , Sunderland were unable to transfer the marvellous form which has taken them to the FA Cup final at Wembley into their league matches . |