Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Steve Smith , the 19-year-old Liverpool high jumper , smashed his British and Commonwealth indoor record with 2.37m , but it was only enough to earn him the bronze . |
2 | But it was not enough to give me a complex , not as it would have been in America . |
3 | But a boardroom vote of six to one in favour was not enough to secure him the position . |
4 | ‘ That was n't simply to show us the way , ’ he said . |
5 | I was n't there to give you a wave I 'm afraid |