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

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Six or seven days , I would say — I 'll not be able to be more precise until the autopsy . ’
2 Perhaps Mr Browning was entirely above reproach , though there were those who saw him constantly at Isa Blagden 's and thought that friendship promised more ; perhaps he was able to subdue the desires of a healthy man in his prime , but Ferdinando would not be able to if temptation was set in his way .
3 ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’
4 But you muste prove yourself to do som thynges that you were never taught , or else you shall not be able to doo any more than you were taught , and were rather to learne by rote than by reason .
5 You may not be able to actually tell them .
6 You can also decide to help some charities after your death in a way you may not be able to while you are alive .
7 They will not be able to because , when you restart , you do not place one cup face upwards .
8 But Mr Clinton will not be able to immediately bask in the outgoing President 's glory .
9 ‘ No , no , I 'd not be able to . ’
10 Erm there is just one , may I just er , make one final point erm paragraph on page four refers to improvements in services of minority groups and also on page five and six the need for sa input , input into priorities shall not be able to for this .
11 Indeed on one analysis , for procedural reasons , B may not be able to raised the issue dealt with here in Strasbourg .
12 This can not be articulated in a sufficiently quantifiable form , and even those elements more amenable to measurement will not be able to be measured accurately .
13 She may not be able to , but she must be asked . ’
14 ‘ I have to be quick , ’ I told Eric , and explained why he would not be able to be the principessa 's gardener .
15 Because I might find them or because I might not be able to ?
16 Such decisions will not be able to be made by a single Prime Minister without reference back .
17 Ours would appear to be an academic qualification , which may not be able to be adapted to suit NVQ .
18 Medical science may not be able to specifically pinpoint the cause of the disease or link negligent conduct to its appearance .
19 Alright , so where farmers are locked into a specific rotation , and rotations are quite generally used , alright , they may not be able to erm , change their output erm , until they can change the rotation .
20 If the ratio is too low , there will be the risk that customers ' demands may not be able to be met : this would cause a crisis of confidence and Possible closure .
21 This will then overcome this silly bigotry of the Labour Group in trying to ostracise the opted-out school in and the College , when this Charter is in place , we 'll be able to compare every facet of education across the district because the results will be published for all to see and these two schools will not be able to be frozen out of that exercise .
22 Now at this stage er it is the plaintiff 's case that Mr er considered that this caused major financial problems , because the property at Frinton was simply not one that was open to him to offer as security , it was clear that the bank would now as he saw it , on the deal that he understood that he 'd struck and he knew that without the bank 's help he would not be able to er proceed with this purchase and operate he business in the way he had wished to .
23 Are the any weapons er which the aircraft er would not be able to , for example the J P two three three closely associated with the tornado , er is that a system which you would anticipate Eurofighter two thousand to be able to carry ?
24 Totten appreciates that what was done with St. Johnstone might not be able to be repeated with East Fife .
25 I may not be able to stomach it . ’
26 To be under liquid means that an individual bank may not be able to fully clear its cheques , standing orders , direct debits and other bank giro items the following day , when individual depositors wish to make withdrawals .
27 And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen
28 The erm gipies do have a dispensation under the planning laws to have their sites and their pitches located in areas where you would not be able to normally get residential erm planning applications approved .
29 ‘ If you 're going to be silly , you wo n't be able to .
30 Great fun if you do n't take it too seriously and with effects as ludicrous as these you wo n't be able to .
  Next page