Example sentences of "[subord] he [is] unable [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , where he is unable to obtain satisfactory written assurances , the Director may bring proceedings before the Restrictive Practices Court ( s35 ) . |
| 2 | And the police wo n't give Mr wisson their address , so he 's unable to launch a private prosecution against their parents . |
| 3 | If he is unable to breathe spontaneously it would be cruel to subject him to positive pressure ventilation to prolong his life artificially . |
| 4 | The visual comedy of the episode is obvious , but in discourse terms Anderson is faced with a serious public loss of positive face ( Brown and Levinson 's term for one 's desire to have one 's wants and conduct approved of by others ) if he is unable to produce a question which appears intelligent and serious , and he is thus under considerable pressure as he speaks . |
| 5 | Where the defendant has no defence then , if he is unable to come to an arrangement with the plaintiff as to payment , the court may give him time to pay ( Ord 37 , r 4 ) . |
| 6 | He has at least some degree of control over his immediate circumstances , but even if he is unable to exert control in particular cases , he at least knows that his views and decisions count . |
| 7 | Raising the stakes of youth rebellion , Bickle is impotent , resorting to firearms and a hellish bloodbath when he 's unable to express his churning emotional confusion . |
| 8 | He hesitates , and again his immaturity is emphasized as he is unable to strike . |