Example sentences of "[not/n't] be able [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the fact that she felt extremely foolish , her fears were now actually affecting her life and she felt that soon she would not be able to leave the house at all . |
| 2 | If you do , the ants will climb out on to the upper surface of the block and you will not be able to replace the glass without crushing many of the ants . |
| 3 | At Cannington itself the first informal session was so full that the inquiry organizers told us afterwards they were concerned that the balcony might not be able to sustain the weight . |
| 4 | I therefore give due notice to the Government Whips who are on duty that when we examine the bill in Committee and consider some of the things that are set out in this illustrious treaty , I may not be able to support the Government . |
| 5 | There will be no resources for the agricultural sector and agriculture probably will not be able to support the industrialization process . |
| 6 | Certainly , you will not be able to use the vehicle 's former military number plate on public roads . |
| 7 | This is probably the only letter of this kind I shall be able to write to you , as we shall not be able to use the Embassy as our post-box after leaving Peking . |
| 8 | If you use your card for more than four journeys an alarm will sound and you will not be able to use the lift . |
| 9 | If the offer is likely to be contested then the offeror will not be able to use the target 's board as a barometer to help it set the price . |
| 10 | The dog will not be able to recollect the cause of the punishment , and as a result this may simply serve to damage the bond between you . |
| 11 | But if we 're not careful , the real people , the real people who should be are going to be the losers , because they would not be able to draw the attendance allowance which they need to attend . |
| 12 | Clubs and other organisations which are set up purely for sporting purposes can not normally be recognised as charities and would not be able to enjoy the relaxations proposed . |
| 13 | If we 'd been forced like myself I believe in a couple of years ' time , I will not be able to enjoy the pension fund that I 'm in at the moment we will have a problem , and we need to deal with that problem , and we need to raise the issue now and have a strategy , and I think it 's the G M B's to take a leading role in looking at this . |
| 14 | The implication for memory research of the above research on road sign detection appears to be that even when objects have been initially detected by a driver and the driver 's behaviour has been appropriately modified by their presence , the driver may not be able to describe the object even very shortly afterwards . |
| 15 | If the door has good locks on it , he will not be able to open the door without keys . |
| 16 | And if it were unpredictable , then while it would have an immediate effect on output , this could not be prevented by government policy since the government would not be able to foresee the fall in aggregate demand . |
| 17 | For we may not be able to control the behaviour or attitudes of others , but we can modify our own responses . |
| 18 | Your speed should not be too great otherwise you will not be able to control the flight of the board in the air . |
| 19 | Does this mean that , without the third position MC , I will not be able to do the Fair Isle patterns where the MC position is shown on them . |
| 20 | Consumer organisations can not , and should not , attempt to do everything , but they will not be able to ignore the effects of , for example , environmental or protectionist policies , or new threats to health or safety . |
| 21 | Undoubtedly the narrow legal conservatives — both on and off the bench — who run the criminal justice system will continue to resist the move ; but HMG will not be able to ignore the arguments set out in the report . |
| 22 | Greenpeace and others also point out that the HMIP has only a small team of monitors and will not be able to perform the tasks of the NRA in this sphere . |
| 23 | One detail needed confirmation , and Huy knew that he would not be able to perform the task himself . |
| 24 | You 'd certainly not be able to live the way you do now . |
| 25 | He believed they might not be able to see the scratches on his face or the vestiges of a black eye that way . |
| 26 | I 'll not be able to see the board . |
| 27 | It may prove difficult because individuals may not be able to see the whole of the organisation since they are so wrapped up in their own specialised part of it . |
| 28 | Very soon we would not be able to see the line of tall evergreens that parted beach from cloud . |
| 29 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |
| 30 | My only reservation is that the public who use the stand will not be able to see the racing in the same manner as they did from the old open top affairs . |