Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As the ball hangs there , moon-white against the wall of cloud , everything in the world seems briefly up for grabs and I am seized by two contradictory feelings : there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable ; there is so much shit in the world that it is amazing we are happy even for a moment . |
2 | ) Both these sources provide suitable but expensive paper ; it may be possible instead for a teacher 's aid to produce appropriately ruled paper as required . |
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 | The length of the synthetic sequence should be long enough for a pattern to emerge ; the length of the four sequences given above is not sufficient for reliable conclusions to be drawn . |
5 | Seem to be stuck here for a week or so . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | He was then able not only to find the green with a nine-iron but be close enough for a tap-in putt for his three . |
8 | Would you be quiet just for a minute . |
9 | Eve Dennis , of the Arthur Rank Centre 's Church and Conservation project , promoter of the campaign , believes that churchyards provide a focus and are small enough for a group of local enthusiasts to manage . |
10 | His eyes were hard again for an instant . |
11 | Another landing when they were close together for a moment , and then another descent . |
12 | We had major novelty value — it 's strange enough for a foreigner to visit the area let alone pose in a raft . |
13 | ‘ The way is clear now for a base rate cut within the next few weeks , possibly within the next few days . |
14 | Though it is tougher now for a supplier to do business with America 's carmakers , there are compensations . |
15 | Designaknit is simple enough for a child to use . |
16 | How many months will there be when it is warm enough for a crop of wheat , or potatoes or grass ? |
17 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
18 | IT 'S hard enough for a woman to discover her husband 's been knocking off a naive girl in the typing pool . |
19 | He is famous mainly for An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ( 1690 ) and his Two Treatises of Government ( 1690 ) . |
20 | A minute is long enough for a thief . |
21 | Well I do n't know whether it 's good enough for a recorder , but erm I I the ends a little bit because I was rushed to get her so |
22 | In a 4,000 word decision , the Californian Court of Appeal ruled that in some instances the threat of homosexual rape is fearsome enough for a prisoner to seek justifiably to escape from jail — The Times . |
23 | It is difficult enough for an individual to be consistent , let alone a society . |
24 | This is cheap enough for a user to want to buy one rather than go on a commercial training course . |
25 | ‘ He 's sly enough for a Quaker or that newfangled Methody . |
26 | It is rare indeed for an executive to design and state a mixed message and then ask , ‘ Do you find my message inconsistent and ambiguous ? ’ |
27 | It is easy to see that there is potential here for an undermining of Samuel . |
28 | It is bad enough for a believer in any faith to have the content of his belief infiltrated by alien ideas . |
29 | She could then either wait for the ferry , which was sporadic , or go back up to the head of the estuary and up to where the river was narrow enough for a bridge . |
30 | The period is 27 years , and the eclipse lasts for a long time ; the last began on 22 July 1982 and did not end until 25 June 1984 , though it was total only for a year ( January 1983 to January 1984 ) . |