Example sentences of "may [not/n't] be able [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person who is partially sighted may not be able to see whether you are smiling or looking bored . |
| 2 | The programme is thought to be less successful in Zimbabwe , since the denser vegetation means that poachers may not be able to see that the animal has no horn until they have already shot it . |
| 3 | It 's not always easy , and it can be even harder in the case of older people who may not be able to see or hear well . |
| 4 | If you hope that you will live for the rest of your life in this place then do not choose a house with an awkward staircase that you may not be able to negotiate when you are old . |
| 5 | You may not be able to retire when it would be most convenient . |
| 6 | In reality , individuals may not be able to borrow and lend freely at a given interest rate . |
| 7 | No matter how tight the budget , rates may not be able to fall if sterling stays weak . |
| 8 | A decade or three back , when most of us could visit most countries without a visa , there was little expectation that this would prove a high water mark and that restrictions would steadily increase , but we may not be able to assume that the freedom to dial direct to distant countries will continue to increase : Egypt has cut direct-dial telephone links with Pakistan , Afghanistan , Iraq , Sudan and Iran to make it harder for Moslem militant leaders in exile to communicate with groups at home and organise terrorist attacks , the Al-Akhbar newspaper reports ; it is still possible to call via an operator . |
| 9 | The drafter therefore may not be able to guarantee that there will be no challenge to the clause on this basis , but he/she should take account of the rule and try to avoid some of the more obvious problems highlighted by decided cases . |
| 10 | Sometimes they may not be able to eat or talk very well . |
| 11 | She may not be able to read or write but she can convert dollars , francs , rand , etc into escudos ! |
| 12 | They may not be able to fly and one does n't like to enquire too deeply into how elegant they look below the waterline , but steamer ducks — their wings gyrating through the water like paddle-wheels — can make 12 knots , and more in a following wind . |