Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adj] [adv] [verb] 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 | Germany between the wars felt a sharpening of the internal contradictions by which it lived , but it is doubtful that the people concerned ever had a clear understanding of what was happening because the tensions were buried deep within the very fabric of the Reich and because the form and pattern of struggles that resulted from these tensions were always far removed from the real heart of the matter . |
| 4 | If all the children are to be involved , is the production strong enough to support a large cast in worthwhile roles ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The administrator took us one floor up in a lift big enough to ferry a helicopter to the roof . |
| 9 | Good heavens , is it really likely that someone like you could catch a man rich enough to own a house like this ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Join Congress , Mr Gandhi seemed to be saying , and create a party strong enough to have a clear majority . |
| 13 | AN earthquake big enough to destroy a city rocked northern Australia last night . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Colbert had an ego robust enough to stand a lot of punishment . |