Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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1 | One was the absence of faction round an heir to the throne old enough to provide a focal point for political opposition , The only exception came in the last years of James III ; in 1488 , in the second and final crisis of his reign , his opponents could use his fifteen-year-old son , the future James IV , as their figurehead . |
2 | Just drill a hole in the middle of the lid large enough to take a 15mm 90 degree plastic elbow , to which the pipe is then fitted with another elbow at the top . |
3 | If all the children are to be involved , is the production strong enough to support a large cast in worthwhile roles ? |
4 | Opposite a café and shop , a tall , sparse wood leads down to a dramatic view of the Falls , a cataract powerful enough to feed a local hydro-electricity station . |
5 | He continued to speculate on the subject , and wrote letters to various journals , but seems to have done little further practical work until 1849 , when a glider large enough to carry a small boy was launched in free flight at Brompton . |
6 | Roman had clearly primed his housekeeper well in advance , Caroline reflected , finding herself whisked off through grandiose high-ceilinged passageways , up a curving staircase wide enough to accommodate a coach and four , and into a room large enough to hold a full-scale ball . |
7 | The administrator took us one floor up in a lift big enough to ferry a helicopter to the roof . |
8 | Good heavens , is it really likely that someone like you could catch a man rich enough to own a house like this ? |
9 | In a garden large enough to include a wild herbage meadow , or where an established orchard can be converted for the purpose , soil preparation must aim to reduce , not increase , fertility . |
10 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
11 | Join Congress , Mr Gandhi seemed to be saying , and create a party strong enough to have a clear majority . |
12 | AN earthquake big enough to destroy a city rocked northern Australia last night . |
13 | He could still smell the scent of wet skin , and feel the weight of Pie'oh'pah 's body on his hips , this so persuasive he had an erection apparent enough to draw a stare from one of the stewardesses . |
14 | Colbert had an ego robust enough to stand a lot of punishment . |