Example sentences of "she feel unable " in BNC.

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1 She felt unable to lie .
2 The whole route was lined by men of the Cent-Gardes , whose immobility was such that according to one guest ‘ they might have been statues ’ , but she felt unable to study them in detail , so terrified was she of slipping on the highly polished parquet that her whole mind was fixed on arriving safely at the dining room .
3 However , she agreed to see the therapist is an outpatient , and to use open access by telephone if in the meantime she felt unable to cope with her difficulties .
4 Mary telephoned the therapist 2 months later because she felt unable to decide whether to return to her ex-husband or to stay with her boyfriend .
5 She felt unable to marshal her thoughts into a semblance of logic .
6 With six children to feed she felt unable to challenge him about his mistress lest he walked out on her for good .
7 Once in bed she felt unable to move at all and became tearful .
8 During the " 14 — " 18 war , I started singing " Eternal Father strong to save " at the end of my prayers and Basil got very tired of it and asked Mother to stop me , but this she felt unable to do .
9 Still she felt unable to speak .
10 And , since she felt unable to divorce Derek , there seemed little chance for her to be happy with Travis Hepwood .
11 Looking up at him , ‘ It 's been such a marvellous day , ’ she replied , openly , honestly , — but suddenly , as his glance pinned hers , she felt unable to look away .
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