Example sentences of "not able [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , if a person is able to accept supervision , how can it be argued that they are not able to consent to the medical arrangements given during it ? |
| 2 | As many practitioners know only too well , many pleas in mitigation would hardly get off the ground if they were not able to point to the possibility of the accused losing his job if he were sent to prison or were to have his driving licence suspended . |
| 3 | In the same way we are not able to talk of the volume of agricultural yields and the excess per capita from the farms . |
| 4 | Of course , I agree that the livestock information centre offers an excellent service , but I am not able to agree with the rest of his item . |
| 5 | The proposals would also allow SFA members to categorise registered persons dealing with overseas private clients who are unable to claim compensation under the scheme , in the same way as they categorise registered persons dealing with other clients ( eg business or professional ) not able to claim under the scheme . |
| 6 | Imagine , for a moment , the situation that could arise if one was taken ill and was not able to perform to the required levels of the Bank 's Targets ? |
| 7 | If the prisoner is not aware of the judge 's advice he is not able to present to the Secretary of State a reasoned case for a lower figure . |
| 8 | We were not able to adjust for the possible confounding effect of body weight as this information has not been collected . |
| 9 | I am not able to comment on the Mirror Group pension fund as the Serious Fraud Office is examining it . |
| 10 | just one question that I was n't able to put on the Committee 's behalf , but I think it is something that we would be very grateful for a short written comment and that is the information that your members , that the members of the pension funds actually er rather than your annual members as well in that context actually receive annually and whether you feel that is satisfactory . |
| 11 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course I 'd had newspapers , but I was n't able to feel inside the atmosphere outside . |