Example sentences of "not [verb] [prep] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the same token that we do not want to be able to identify Mrs. X , it would not be appropriate for me to reveal the exact nature of either the charge or the punishment received by the soldier . |
| 2 | Governors and teachers do not need to be able to work these out , but they should be able to understand how the figures were reached and what such a budgetary report means . |
| 3 | If they fail to win 50 per cent this time , they are not expected to be able to rebuild the alliance . |
| 4 | I had thought it would be fun , but I had not expected to be able to rock 'n' roll by the end of the evening . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
| 7 | It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman . |
| 8 | Students are clearly not expected to be able to question the linguistic judgments of commentators from a position of substantial technical expertise . |
| 9 | Larger libraries were also more likely to want trainee supernumerary posts , perhaps because small libraries did not expect to be able to achieve this and therefore rarely mentioned it . |
| 10 | The therapist can not expect to be able to do it easily and accurately straightaway or every time . |
| 11 | The doctor should not expect to be able to direct and support patients and carers in all their needs . |
| 12 | But some people do not appear to be able to use it responsibly : they do not seem to know when enough is enough . |
| 13 | I do not claim to be able to unravel the complexities of atonement . |
| 14 | We 're not going to be able to go on as we are . |
| 15 | You 're not going to be able to pick this up very easily , so fingers on buzzers and no conferring . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You 're just not going to be able to maintain your rugby at the highest standard otherwise . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | If we go into the New Year in 10th place , we are not going to be able to do it . ’ |
| 20 | If the Government decides to regulate a particular area of activity , whether because of public pressure following financial scandals or because of an EC directive , the profession is not going to be able either to make it go against public opinion or to relieve it of its responsibilities under the Treaty of Rome . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're not going to be able to keep them out of this . |
| 22 | ‘ I would love another child but I have to be aware of the possibility that I 'm not going to be able to have one of my own , ’ she said . |
| 23 | Before he took office in 1985 , Cerezo said , ‘ We are not going to be able to investigate the past . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not going to be able to help you , Mr Millet . |
| 25 | If a character manages to take the wand he 's not going to be able to sit down and figure out what it does in the heat of battle , so it 's not usable immediately . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Erm but if it 's during the day I 'm not going to be able to get there . |
| 29 | You 're not going to be able to just look at it and write down something equals two X are you . |
| 30 | Trouble is , I 'm not going to be able to see you as a jolly , good-natured tomboy any longer , ’ he said huskily . |