Example sentences of "[adv] [noun sg] enough [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not expert enough to say which of the banding systems best fits the bill . |
| 2 | The man himself , walking mildly at her side , had by some inevitable process succeeded in charming his travelling companion , and ‘ had not courage enough to undeceive her ’ . |
| 3 | There was scarcely room enough to turn ; it was surprising how obstinately single a single bed was . |
| 4 | ‘ There was only one sleeping-bag on the plane , rolled up in the blankets , and I 'm not gentleman enough to let you have it to yourself . ’ |
| 5 | The subject working parties have proved more independent of mind and judgement than critics had expected : less like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ( ‘ You were sent for : and there is a kind of confession in your looks which your modesties have not craft enough to colour ’ ) ; more , perhaps , like Polonius , given to worthy but occasionally tedious advice . |
| 6 | Why , oh why , did your press reporter have not sense enough to book a photographer ? |
| 7 | Gratitude that the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Rugby Union have apparently stopped insulting us with Scotland the Brave is not reason enough to allow them to inflict ‘ the people 's choice ’ upon us . |
| 8 | We had , of course , suggested to ICAO beforehand that the items we were concerned with should be included in the agenda but we were informed by the secretariat that there was not time enough to consider these matters . |
| 9 | She was obviously impatient to be taken out for a spin even though there was hardly puff enough to stir her anemometer . |
| 10 | The Scotsman — a £1 million Class 91 electric locomotive — will now hurtle at speeds of up to 125 mph on the Waverley-Kings Cross run , completing the journey in four hours , just about time enough to allow the leisurely reader to absorb the contents of the paper from cover to cover . |
| 11 | The probably crazy Frankie introduces himself several times during the LP in a mad US radio DJ voice , and if that is n't novelty enough to make this worthy buying , then ignore it and just marvel at that great voice . |
| 12 | He remembered Gina 's summing-up of Eleanor 's character and told her that she only saw people as shits because she was n't woman enough to hold a man . |
| 13 | yeah , you know he 's got to have somebody behind him , cos he ai n't man enough to do it on his own though |
| 14 | And if all that was n't reason enough to stay in bed in the morning , it proceeded to snow on our parade : Esquire 's opening festivities were blanketed by the worst storm to hit London since 1963 . |