Example sentences of "'d [be] unable " in BNC.
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| 1 | On her last visit I 'd been unable to take my eyes off her gold earrings and her bangles . |
| 2 | On arrival I went to the Met Office to see the TAF which we 'd been unable to obtain at Vigo , and the forecast was three at 2,800 , with no mention of stratus ! |
| 3 | Gravellier felt nervous , so nervous he 'd been unable to eat any breakfast . |
| 4 | Drenched in Shalimar , wearing her pearls , because her diamonds might make people who 'd been unable to change feel under-dressed , Enid awaited her guests , radiating regality . |
| 5 | For instance , it 's perfectly obvious that what I was trying to do for my clients was patch up their lives and their relationships in a way that I 'd been unable to do for my parents . |
| 6 | The fact was , she 'd been unable to get to sleep the previous night for thinking about Harry . |
| 7 | Having played little part in the August riots ( epitomised by the derisory slogan , ‘ IRA — I Ran Away ’ ) , old IRA men came out of retirement ( Rose , 1972 ) and ‘ there was a steady stream of recruits from young men who had seen houses and streets burnt down by Loyalist mobs and who 'd been unable to prevent them ’ ( Farrell , 1980:267 ) . |
| 8 | She glanced up at the ceiling once , as if in appreciation of the solution to a tough puzzle that she 'd been unable to crack without help ; the tile was still stuck in the open position , and Charlie was in no state to clamber up there and fix it . |
| 9 | I 'd got the riding gear from Duncan , but he 'd been unable to come up with a red helmet with black visor . |