Example sentences of "i [vb mod] not [be] able to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 2 | I may not be able to stomach it . ’ |
| 3 | Because I might find them or because I might not be able to ? |
| 4 | Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ No , no , I 'd not be able to . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I realised that if I did n't do something really quickly perhaps I would n't be able to . |
| 7 | Finally he said , ‘ No , I 'm afraid I would n't be able to . |
| 8 | I was scared to death when I married you because I knew I would n't be able to be the kind of wife you needed . |
| 9 | I felt I could hardly lift my arm to comb my hair it was such an effort ; but most of all I got so depressed knowing everything was piling up and I was n't doing anything about it , and soon I would n't be able to . |
| 10 | Or I would n't be able to be on the street , |
| 11 | I would n't be able to but definitely not |
| 12 | The only thing is though , if I decided to become vegetarian and I would n't be able to , see mum goes , you 'll get what I 'm meat ! |
| 13 | He says Well you 're quite right n y I Cos I did n't think we You know I 'd said to the man already it 's quite possible I would n't be able to really take the stuff out of store for him . |
| 14 | I wo n't be able to , will I ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ So I 'm terribly sorry , but I wo n't be able to c — ’ I break off on hearing a low moan then an uninterrupted wailing noise , followed by the gnashing of elderly dentures , the grinding of elderly cheek muscles , the solid thud of arthritic knees hitting tufted twistpile , some steady gasping and choking noises , then worst of all , the terrible silence of a condemned committee member : |
| 16 | I wo n't be able to your lectures , cos |
| 17 | And I started another one and I said no I wo n't be able to this and got back to the other one and did the other one . . |
| 18 | I wo n't be able to because Jackie be at work on double shift . |
| 19 | only I want to send this packet over now look with the baby coat and all that well I wo n't be able to post it tomorrow cos it wo n't be ready |
| 20 | Bloody pleased if I could do that again but I wo n't be able to cos I 've got Christmas day put back it all on on Christmas day . |
| 21 | " If we stay here any longer I sha n't be able to , " answered Hazel . |
| 22 | I have to go to a cocktail party at the Library Association this evening , ’ he went on , ‘ so I 'm afraid I sha n't be able to be the ministering angel . |