Example sentences of "[pron] were [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Levin et al , 1983 concluded , from their 1980 survey of 150 elderly confused people , that about half were suffering from ‘ physical illnesses which were grave enough to impede the performance of daily living activities ’ , many involving such problems as incontinence , failing , unsteadiness or pain . |
| 2 | The bodkins , which were large enough to take the thin string for the buttons , were much too short to reach through the stuffing . |
| 3 | Neighbours who were unwary enough to let the Misses Lovelock look after the chickens in their absence rarely found any eggs awaiting them on their return , and in some cases a plump chicken had died . |
| 4 | Before they could reach him , however , he was borne aloft like a javelin and carried to the quayside a few yards away where he was dumped unceremoniously into the murky waters to a great cheer from those who were close enough to witness the event . |
| 5 | As he walked through the centre of the town he saw a large group of navvies sauntering across the wide market square , whistling at the women and calling out to any particularly young or good-looking girls — or those of any age who were careless enough to throw a smile in their direction . |
| 6 | So a Primary school headmaster , for instance , could find his school offering movement experience to children who had female teachers to the neglect of those children who were unfortunate enough to have a man as their teacher , and similarly , Movement and Drama appeared as a subject on the time-table in our Secondary schools where there happened to be a woman in the P.E . |
| 7 | What had happened that morning to make you think , Farag , that you were rich enough to afford a wife ? ’ |
| 8 | Needless to say a great deal of cheating occurred — the biggest boy 's interpretation of the rules having to be accepted unless you were brave enough to risk a good hiding . |
| 9 | Last year you were kind enough to allow a skip to be placed in the Mill Yard for the collection of large items of household rubbish . |
| 10 | In other words , if any of you were wealthy enough to employ a lady or a gentleman t do the cleaning . |
| 11 | If you were unfortunate enough to get a bad cook it took a while before the powers that be realised it , so you had to put up with inedible food for weeks . |
| 12 | In the late 19th century , they studied bumps on heads ( phrenology ) and if you were unfortunate enough to have a large protuberance on your forehead — well , you would n't have got as far as nice chats in the grocer 's with a friendly-going-on-gullible type like myself . |
| 13 | It was useless to tell him that you were grown-up enough to have a mind of your own now . |
| 14 | He also said that teams such as leeds , arse-nil , norwich , newcastle and blackburn had each put up a brief fight but none were good enough to sustain a serious challenge . |
| 15 | We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas . |
| 16 | We were fortunate enough to have the loan of a new Citroën BX 4×4 Estate for our weekend trip which , with its sure-footed permanent 4-wheel drive , impeccable road manners and self-levelling suspension , had taken everything in its stride , — including , thanks to its optional electronic ABS braking system , stopping quickly and safely when we suddenly encountered a 5 mile tail back in a contra-flow on the M1 . |
| 17 | ‘ We were lucky enough to enjoy the fine weather and gentle hills while raising money for a good cause , ’ he added . |
| 18 | ‘ I came straight to Cochabamba with my family because we were lucky enough to have the money from my book and I 'd bought this land before leaving Bolivia in 1980 . |
| 19 | Although we could expect considerable improvement in front-end processing , we were unlikely ever to have a phoneme lattice which reflected exactly both what the speaker said and the pronunciations in the lexicon . |
| 20 | We were patriotic enough to cheer the goals of Charlton , Hurst and Hunt , but knew in our hearts that there might be a better way to play . |
| 21 | Thus , we were concerned throughout to interpret the process and practices of the project in terms of the perspectives , situational definitions and shared meanings of a wide range of actors . |
| 22 | We were near enough to compare the drake 's greenish-yellow bill , with his mate 's orange ( it is the female mallard which alarm-quacks the loudest ) . |
| 23 | Several folk jumped ship and upped their stakes convinced that they were competent enough to tackle the Whitbread Round the World Race , so a swift sail across the Solent should not prove too troublesome . |
| 24 | They were fortunate enough to secure a seat actually in the window alcove , which , although the shop was crowded , gave an illusion of privacy to their conversation . |
| 25 | Fortunately , they were professional enough to do the gig , but it served no useful purpose . |
| 26 | They were anxious also to find a mooring place for their four-oared ceremonial barge , with a cabin in the stern . |
| 27 | Indeed they were good enough to assign a USAF Public Relations Officer , the very friendly Major Hal Brubaker , as my guide and mentor . |
| 28 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 29 | Forest landowners could not even erect fences or hedges unless they were low enough to allow the deer to enter and leave , consequently crops were often destroyed by them . |
| 30 | Potential problems regarding the treaty 's formal implementation , which surfaced after the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Byelarus said that they were unable immediately to ratify the accord , were circumvented by an extraordinary conference in Vienna at which representatives from 29 signatory nations approved " provisional application " of the treaty pending its ratification by Armenia and Byelarus . |