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 .
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