Example sentences of "unable [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hugh had been with NLS for some nine years but unfortunately developed a heart condition which left him unable to drive at work . |
| 2 | She talks all the time and craves company — something her family were simply unable to provide at home . |
| 3 | On arrival I went to the Met Office to see the TAF which we 'd been unable to obtain at Vigo , and the forecast was three at 2,800 , with no mention of stratus ! |
| 4 | She laughed nervously , unable to look at Ben . |
| 5 | ‘ Who knows , ’ she added , eyes out of the open window , unable to look at Rory for a moment , ‘ it could still come to that . ’ |
| 6 | Problems can also arise for people in urban areas , some of whom suffer from " winter depression " , making them dull and lethargic during the day and unable to sleep at night . |
| 7 | On Oct. 29 the Italian Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Andrea Borruso was unable to land at Mogadishu due to fighting around the airport . |
| 8 | William was inconsolable and , unable to settle at home , continued to travel extensively . |
| 9 | The only difference , as any apple-cheeked country solicitor will tell you , is that in boundary disputing the only winners are apple-cheeked country solicitors who collect large fees from pushy incomers unable to live at peace with one another . |
| 10 | What happens if her father is unwilling or unable to stay at home with her ? |
| 11 | It is noteworthy that , whereas the demographic conditions of optimum childbearing can be largely , though not entirely , controlled , parents and individuals are unable to regulate at will the socio-economic and environmental circumstances that affect infant and child health and mortality and , by inference , optimum conditions of childbearing . |
| 12 | Alternatively , banks , unable to lend at home , may encourage business customers to take a loan in a foreign currency from one of their overseas branches and then convert the currency into sterling . |
| 13 | For some while he had suffered from phlebitis and several times in the previous months he had been unable to speak at meetings . |