Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what could be strong enough to drive a man from his homeland , to face terrible dangers in the skies ? |
| 2 | It was explained to me that over the years all the planes on the green sward had landed by mistake , assuming that it would be solid enough to allow a take-off . |
| 3 | In a free enterprise economy it would be profitable only to supply a fraction of the amount to which the government is currently committed . |
| 4 | Or will he be brave enough to take a dose of poison at the last moment ? |
| 5 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |
| 6 | Apparently disregarding his offer , she wrote : ‘ We are concerned that you do not consider the above case to be serious enough to warrant a meeting . ’ |
| 7 | It may be appropriate sometimes to use a material which does not confirm to a given-set of standards ; equally some artists need their materials to be consistent . |
| 8 | When you come to ( ii ) , ( iii ) and the rest , it will be easy enough to put a back reference , if necessary , to your previous discussion of the case . |
| 9 | The ITA decided to split the Northern region into separate Lancashire and Yorkshire franchises , each of which would be large enough to support a network company , increasing the number of these to five . |
| 10 | The committee needs to be large enough to provide a mix of skills and experience and to permit fruitful discussion encompassing different viewpoints , but small enough to take effective decisions with reasonable speed . |
| 11 | The best reply we can give is : There is a test ( see exercise 1.11.11 ) due to Kronecker which will always tell in a finite number of steps ( which may easily be large enough to require a computer ) whether or not a given element of Q[x] is irreducible . |
| 12 | The shaft widens as it descends to form an immense cavern said to be large enough to contain a cathedral . |
| 13 | yeah , be fit enough to win a race ? |
| 14 | can drive , but she wo n't be quick enough to make a decision |
| 15 | Try to track down more details of either the EEC Standard Industrial Classification or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases than are given in Section 6.4.1. ( you may be lucky enough to have a sight of the complete listings or you may have to scan EEC or World Health Organization publications for information . ) |
| 16 | They were brilliant times to live in he then me uncle Ed come on leave , from France , yeah I had a look at his rifle he used to bring all his equipment cos they did n't know if the units had moved when they got back and if they used to be lucky enough to get a leave , they used to have to bring all their equipment with them you see and he used to bring his rifle , everything on leave , and I , I always remember asking him why he had n't , if he 'd killed any Germans , why he had n't got any notches on his rifle he erm |
| 17 | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said he would be well enough to attend a promenade concert at London 's Royal Albert Hall tonight — and is expected to make a full recovery in seven to 10 days . |
| 18 | I ca n't believe anyone would be stupid enough to trail a wire on to power cables and then leave it lying around for someone to touch . ’ |
| 19 | It is desirable for the text editor to be able dynamically to remove a block of text from the document being worked on , and to replace the block at any desired position at a later stage of the editing session . |
| 20 | I , I think I would be unwise too to make a forecast , so all , all I can say is there are some enquiries around of er , people who appear to be interested but erm , er , you know , the burden hangs quite a lot , you know the burden 's still , the is quite a long way away still , but it 's not impossible we could sell some more land . |
| 21 | Ol' Kingle might be fat , ugly , maybe even stupid , but he 'd NEVER be daft enough to buy a console ! |
| 22 | About a month later , he said to me that he was compelled to agree that the first dinner had not been a success ( his words ) , and would I be kind enough to arrange a second ? |
| 23 | Thanking Donal for his kindness , and giving him a friendly hug , she dutifully took the road he indicated — and then Ellie , being Ellie , decided would n't it be nice just to have a peek at the Wicklow mountains ? |
| 24 | ‘ It would be marvellous just to have a look . ’ |
| 25 | I 'll be young enough to get a job . |
| 26 | And are you able to tell me , Inspector , how a hundred and fifty year old dress sword came to be sharp enough to sever a man 's head ? ’ |
| 27 | Obviously the ring had to be designed so that it was not uncomfortable to wear , but at the same time the key part needed to be intricate enough to serve a lock . |