Example sentences of "but [verb] be unable [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He kept Bulgaria close to the Soviet Union , particularly during Brezhnev 's time , but has been unable to cope with President Gorbachev 's move towards democracy and openness . |
| 2 | The consortium has huge contracts with British Coal and ScottishPower but has been unable to fulfil them . ’ |
| 3 | An older and smaller satellite , the International Ultraviolet Explorer ( IUE ) , has recorded the ring 's changing brightness , but has been unable to produce a clear image of it . |
| 4 | ‘ What are you waiting for ? ’ hissed Cardiff , tearing the tie loose from his collar , realising that he still had the automatic in his other hand but had been unable to use it again . |
| 5 | He still had relatives in Newcastle , but had been unable to visit them because he believed he would be arrested . |
| 6 | He said he wanted to be pleased at this news , but had been unable to confirm whether it was true or not , since Susan had not requested assistance in the boy 's upbringing , nor did she intend to call on him for support . |
| 7 | He had murmured some excuse but had been unable to refuse an invitation to supper at the vicarage during the coming week . |
| 8 | She had previously benefitted from a credit and loan scheme , but had been unable to continue due to lack of funds . |
| 9 | She wondered if perhaps Time was behaving properly and that Johnny had visited the cottage , prowling through the rooms , as she found herself doing often enough , but had been unable to reach her . |
| 10 | Paul Lexington Productions had been able to mount The Hooded Owl at Taunton , but had been unable to bring it into town without Bobby Anscombe 's support . |
| 11 | The Extraditables subsequently claimed that they had decided to spare her life but had been unable to prevent her murder from being carried out . |
| 12 | This company had purchased two new middle-water vessels , the Ben Loyal and Ben Roy but had been unable to make them pay and was obliged to sell them in May 1980 . |
| 13 | If you have earned pension rights in past employments but have been unable to claim your entitlements because you have lost touch with your pension scheme , then the Occupational Pensions Board 's pensions tracing service could provide the missing link . |
| 14 | Graham and Venables have been sniping at refereeing but have been unable to declare publicly their full outrage for fear of FA disrepute charges . |
| 15 | Many category 2 queries , however , are from people who have done a fair amount of ‘ homework ’ , but have been unable to find out all they would like to know , or wish to check that they have made the right interpretation of their reading . |
| 16 | The All Blacks assembled yesterday for a rugged training session but have been unable to prepare themselves fully as the Lions have delayed selection for another 24-hours due to ever increasing injury problems . |
| 17 | An angry managing director of the computer magazine told The Guardian newspaper in November 1982 , ‘ we are suing Mr Kahn for £18,000 in cash , but have been unable to contact him ’ . |