Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] enough [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | Moreover , while the Soviet Union welcomed the chance to help Egypt and other revolutionary Arab states to evict their old colonial masters , it did not wish to make them strong enough to become independent of itself . |
2 | Is yours powerful enough to spend the rest of your life in a rage , looking at your watch ? |
3 | Observers did not deem them serious enough to put the election results into question , and the UDF , which had described the elections as dishonest and unfair on June 14 , issued a statement on June 22 supporting the Central Electoral Commission . |
4 | ‘ Now they are working hard to get me fit enough to go back on the list — and they 're the only ones giving me hope , ’ says Anthony . |
5 | It 's like that game that they used to play on Crackerjack for those of you old enough to remember Crackerjack |
6 | Those of you old enough to remember the No 1 Chart Hit of 1968 ‘ Israelites ’ will need no introduction to Desmond Dekker . |
7 | Are you lucky enough to possess space for a utility or washing room ? |
8 | He said , ‘ Are you fit enough to ride Fringe ? ’ |
9 | As such , you would do yourself a major disservice if you did not consider it when next you purchase a Windows word processor , and , were you unfortunate enough to overlook it , you would doubtless kick yourself when you did finally get to see it . |
10 | Are you awake enough to sit here on your own for a bit ? ’ |
11 | The experience I would hope to gain in an Earthwatch project would make me competent enough to join hands with the necessary authorities in improving the condition of these game reserves . |
12 | Cumulative selection , once it has begun , seems to me powerful enough to make the evolution of intelligence probable , if not inevitable . |
13 | There is so much to be learned from what these women express in words and pictures — are we brave enough to listen ? |
14 | Had not God made them small enough to do the job ? |
15 | He was an honest merchant whose skills , and those of others , including thank God the British Nan , had made him rich enough to slake any whim to satiety . |
16 | And are they famous enough to ask ? |
17 | Real enthusiasts , were they unwise enough to patronise this type of show , would detect the outline of The Sign of Four , traces of other tales and echoes of celebrated lines . |
18 | Anyway , we nailed our box to the wall and propped up the front with a piece of wood , to make it stable enough to support the weight of our two owls . |
19 | The pier has friends — what pier does n't these days — but is it strong enough to withstand the seemingly inexorable demographic tides sweeping through the town ? |
20 | If the pupils are bored the should make it interesting enough to keep their interest . |
21 | Simpson had broadcast a similar report nine months earlier , but the FO had dismissed it as media hype and not considered it interesting enough to follow up . |
22 | The Hainges used a special sports turf to give it its clipped , fresh-green look and make it hard-wearing enough to withstand their two children ( Martin , eight , and Carmen , 12 ) . |
23 | Robyn was about to say , ‘ The Government , ’ when she saw the trap : Wilcox would find it easy enough to argue that the Government had not been troubled by the strike . |
24 | United found it easy enough to open Wolves up , but they could n't quite finish them off . |
25 | But I 'm sure that once she joins you in the pool she will find it easy enough to slip into the flow of things . |
26 | The kindness of Cinzia Miletti 's heart was a quality Zen had considerable difficulty in imagining where Ivy Cook was concerned , but he found it easy enough to believe that in her husband 's absence Cinzia had been feeling bored and had welcomed any excuse for going into Perugia . |
27 | As he is something of a carpenter ( he built his own sail boat for use on the Chesapeake ) , he found it simple enough to take off the right-angled corners and substitute curves . |
28 | So that 's why we we make the advert curious enough or enough curiosity in it , no vagueness I suppose we make it vague enough to say I 've got to phone in . |
29 | Is it serious enough to bring down John Major in the way the Poll Tax brought down Margaret Thatcher ? |
30 | He found it hard enough to persuade senior officers to go along with the peace settlement . |