Example sentences of "are [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [be] able " in BNC.

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1 We are not claiming to be able to prove His existence .
2 If you are still using a standard radio system and only wish to execute the occasional loop or roll , then you can continue with your existing equipment , but you should realise that you are not going to be able to perform round loops or axial rolls .
3 ‘ There are some things that are too subtle for television advertising and you are not going to be able to tell the whole story in 30 seconds .
4 If we go into the New Year in 10th place , we are not going to be able to do it . ’
5 Before he took office in 1985 , Cerezo said , ‘ We are not going to be able to investigate the past .
6 Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need .
7 If it is not , and the root ball crumbles , you are not going to be able to plant it in the ground without disturbing the roots .
8 If they fail to win 50 per cent this time , they are not expected to be able to rebuild the alliance .
9 ‘ I 'm sure you know ’ , Miss Honey said , ‘ that children in the bottom class at school are not expected to be able to read or spell or juggle with numbers when they first arrive .
10 It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman .
11 There 's serious talking to be done this week , especially is it now seems you are n't going to be able to escape an intense situation as quickly as you 'd hoped .
12 Some guys are n't going to be able to walk for a week — they 've got tattered feet , but er nobody begrudges it , nobody begrudges it at all .
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