Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] for a [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest pity was that the top was clear enough for a view and as we were perched at the broad gable end of the mountain we could see some fabulous sights . |
| 2 | Mitch was thoughtful too for a moment and then he asked , ‘ Why did n't you tell him you spoke Spanish ? ’ |
| 3 | There will be an hour 's break during which organisers hope the weather will be fine enough for a picnic and the performance begins at 7.30 p.m . |
| 4 | It was ample for a small family of four of modest intent , yet large enough for a maid and a nurse to be employed . |
| 5 | In 1915 it had been widened to seven yards , just large enough for an up- and down-column of trucks . |
| 6 | so , she thinks like they were , they were on show these just for a wardrobe and a set of drawers for a thousand quid , he let her have them for six hundred , so she 's been and paid a deposit on them |
| 7 | BRITAIN 'S third-biggest clearing bank looks fit more for a wake than a wedding . |
| 8 | Seem to be stuck here for a week or so . |
| 9 | As far as local democracy was concerned , no evidence was clearly discernible either for an improvement or for a deterioration . |
| 10 | The only other low-cost option is to take a colour photograph of the screen and whilst this might suffice for business charts it certainly wo n't be accurate enough for a designer or architect . |
| 11 | We got a house with three bedrooms , a bathroom , a separate sitting room and dining room , a kitchen big enough for a table and chairs ( saving mothers from solitary domestic confinement ) , front and back garden , a coal house , inside lavatory and outside lavatory and wash house where people stored dolly tubs and mangles , bikes and prams . |
| 12 | He confirmed that the lump on my thigh was indeed big enough for a biopsy and that Dr Slachman would be performing the small operation ( thank God it 's not Bloodnott ) . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's sly enough for a Quaker or that newfangled Methody . |
| 14 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |