Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now Creggan did begin to feel an awe and a deeper fear , for this grim place must be strong indeed to hold an eagle from the sacred site of Callanish . |
| 2 | Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets . |
| 3 | However he continues , it would be wrong simply to seek an account of actual practices within " critical " work : instead , it is necessary to attend to the " disjointed and episodic philosophy " which is activated in the course of ordinary teaching . |
| 4 | Good gracious , ’ she breathed , ‘ if you really do believe that Rob and I are conducting some sultry little affair , do you think that either of us would be fool enough to use an office which adjoins yours ? ’ |
| 5 | A student has to be versatile enough to evade an attack by stepping , hopping or jumping to the side , while slipping into another more advantageous position in order to counter-strike . |
| 6 | McEnroe , ranked 19th in doubles to Becker 's 39th ( although the German has played only seven tournaments ) but only 359th in singles , is proud to be part of a successful partnership but would be happier still to make an impression as a soloist . |
| 7 | Meanwhile their parents — and wives — turn back to the only resource over which they do have some control , and produce more children : hoping against hope that this one might stay and help with the work on the land , or that one might be lucky enough to get an education and a job sufficiently secure and well-paid to bring security for all the family . |
| 8 | In Malaysia , a single tiger whisker ground up in the animal 's flesh or bone is thought to be powerful enough to kill an enemy . |
| 9 | The Government 's accumulated fiscal surpluses will then be available both to revive an economy which has had the excess heat taken out of it during 1989/90 and to restore its electoral fortunes . |
| 10 | Given the changes over the previous decade , a further review of the size and distribution of the Leicestershire residential care sector was considered to be essential both to set an information baseline before the implementation of the National Health Service and Community Care Act and to document changes in the demography and levels of dependency of the residential care population . |
| 11 | In the case of a relatively small acquisition it may be sufficient just to have an appreciation of the clients ' strategic thinking . |