Example sentences of "unable [verb] out [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | are still at an incompetent stage , they still are unable to carry out the job . |
| 2 | Unable to see out the operator inside was responsible for a few unintentional gropes during rehearsals ! |
| 3 | In The Unbearable Lightness of Being , the Czech exile Sabina disturbs her French friends by being unable to last out a parade held to protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 : ‘ She would have liked to tell them that behind Communism , Fascism , behind all occupations and invasions lurks a more basic , pervasive evil and that the image of that evil was a parade of people marching by with raised fists and shouting identical syllables in unison . ’ |
| 4 | The wonder is that Purcell , seemingly unable to turn out a pot-boiler even for minor events , produced ten substantial movements which in their vigour and imagination match the royal odes . |
| 5 | Having no foothold on power , they could offer no inducements to moderate reformism ; they were unable to hold out the prospect of even limited concessions to peasants and workers . |
| 6 | If you feel that you will be unable to take out a loan in this way or that it will cause you financial hardship , you can apply to the Social Services Department for help . |
| 7 | Sam recovered in the third set from 1–3 to lead 5–4 , but she was unable to close out the match against a tough opponent who rarely deviated from her game plan of staying back and slugging it out from the baseline . |