Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , to be fair , you 'd have to say that only a few of these are going to be wacky enough to go for the fridge compilation album , but which ones ? |
| 2 | The structure of the developing national authority has been both diffuse enough to prevent it from being destroyed by any one single sweep of arrests ( there have been more than 50,000 arrests since the Intifada 's outbreak ) , and coherent enough to allow for the existence of a unified resistance strategy . |
| 3 | The mortar should be dry enough to brush off the paving without staining the slabs . |
| 4 | As soon as the soil is dry enough to rake towards the end of the month , do n't delay sowing such hardy crops as cabbage , non-bolting beetroot , lettuce , spinach , peas and broad beans . |
| 5 | This truck stood 9in from the floor , and was constructed to carry two milk churns and , at the same time was narrow enough to pass through the end gangways , so that the churns could be taken from one end of the train to the other . |
| 6 | Unless local Bars are then strong enough to cope with the demand for advocacy , this will pass more and more to the solicitors . |
| 7 | Their first attempts to invent an anti-hero strong enough to vie with the popularity of Tarzan and Superman , and soft enough to melt the hearts of children , did not quite come off : ‘ I drew him bigger and more handsome . |
| 8 | Quite strong enough to deal with a man like Nathan Bryce . |
| 9 | Nor is it unreasonable to assume that given a sufficient respite they hoped that Britain 's own nuclear force might become strong enough to act as a deterrent to a Soviet attack on the home islands . |
| 10 | Professional advice needs to be taken to check that the foundations under the playground are strong enough to serve as a vehicle park . |
| 11 | This new coalition may not , however , be strong enough to last in the face of increasing economic decline and continued cut-backs in local authority expenditure . |
| 12 | However , when the Parkers passed by , some were cruel enough to refer to the minister and his attractive wife as ‘ The Beauty and the Beast ’ . |
| 13 | But as he stood there a few seconds more , holding her eyes relentlessly , Maria was assailed by a sense of what her fate would be like if ever she was weak enough to succumb to the dark , dangerous attraction he held for her . |
| 14 | She went over to help lift the beams , and then hand new turfs and heather up to Luch , who was light enough to clamber over the roof to mend it without breaking it . |
| 15 | Anyway , Oliver Twist is now old enough to return to the workhouse . |
| 16 | In America they would keep them in a home until they were old enough to go into a jail |
| 17 | Now that her children are old enough to do without a nanny , Sheila refuses all help in the house , preferring to do all her shopping herself . |
| 18 | Most people have been familiar with its skyline since they were old enough to focus on a TV screen . |
| 19 | They usually pose no problems but sometimes the upper tushes are high enough to interfere with the bit which should be especially considered if the horse is to wear a double bridle . |
| 20 | The man obviously needed to overcome his feeling of inferiority by demonstrating that he was brave enough to leap into the river , in spite of the danger . |
| 21 | I have n't been brave enough to write to a publication of any sort before , but it is one of my favourite pieces of music , and this is the greatest performance I 've ever heard ( and I mean of anything ) , so thanks for the opportunity . |
| 22 | By the twelfth century the typical onion shape had emerged whereby the dome was increased in diameter above the springing then became more slender and steep above to throw off the rain and snow . |
| 23 | Be careful not to go over the edge of the image . |
| 24 | Be careful not to go over the edge of the image . |
| 25 | Other families need help over a longer period , although the group is careful not to overlap with the work of professional staff from the social services . |
| 26 | It is possible to miss this important point about pragmatism , however , and we should be careful not to fall into the trap . |
| 27 | Carver was careful not to comment on the thought . |
| 28 | I know that my hon. Friend realises that many north-west and north-east Members have been careful not to intervene in the debate because we understand the strength of feeling in my hon. Friend 's constituency . |
| 29 | Competition between consumers for a given commodity may , for example , tend to force its price upward ; each consumer is careful not to consume beyond the point where the marginal purchase is just worthwhile ; during the process , those who are less eager consumers of marginal units drop out of the race earlier . |
| 30 | There was a time when teachers had , above all , to be careful not to speak with the voice of Methodism or Anglo-Catholicism , for fear of offending the sectarian passions of the parents . |