Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS the self-proclaimed party of law and order the Tories appear to have the most to lose in the emotive debate on escalating crime . |
| 2 | He speaks , of course , in German , but the booklet carries an English translation by LS , who strives gamely to cope with the often-pretentious language being used here and in the accompanying notes . |
| 3 | It was far safer politically and economically to sit on the scientific fence . |
| 4 | Some protistans are just large enough to see with the naked eye . |
| 5 | Home video shows him enjoying a family Christmas but detectives believe he did n't live long enough to see in the New Year . |
| 6 | If that question is applied to the hard track arid gets a positive answer then it is no longer enough to go for the easy choice . |
| 7 | It decided that the relatives ' case against the Government was good enough to go before the European Court of Human Rights , and the commission will launch its own inquiries . |
| 8 | The party behind , in another special , paid their engineer well enough to drive into the rear coach and smash it — they being rivals with the stranded party to serve the same area with a new railway . |
| 9 | When he spoke , his voice was raised just loud enough to carry over the low-pitched brass rumbles . |
| 10 | Was her voice loud enough to carry to the next table ? |
| 11 | The idea of settling Jews in Palestine , the British Foreign Office cabled two of its ambassadors in 1916 , ‘ might be made far more attractive to the majority of Jews if it held out to them the prospect that when in course of time the Jewish colonists in Palestine grew strong enough to cope with the Arab population they may be allowed to take the management of the internal affairs of Palestine … into their own hands … |
| 12 | They were young enough to cope with the physical exhaustion but trying to memorize so many routines became unbearable . |
| 13 | Ramsay , forming his men into a lengthy line four deep , had not long to wait before the high wailing of a hunting-horn sounded in the windy gloom , for his group had probably had furthest to ride . |
| 14 | Later when he wanted to release him he had only to go through the same motion but this time having his hand covered with a substance that would neutralize the smell . |
| 15 | These days everyone seems to be hopping on and off jets if only to go to the Spanish holiday resorts , but I have never left these shores . |
| 16 | Mayson was denied his hat-trick by good ‘ keeping and twice Smyth was through , only to go for the unselfish option when perhaps a shot would have been better . |
| 17 | When the time came for the cake to be cut , Breeze handed the knife to Susan — but her wrists were not strong enough to saw through the solid mass . |
| 18 | I guess it is mildly amusing to see Bolan 's head emerge ghostlike from Elton John 's piano as the guesting Reg hammers out ‘ Children Of The Revolution ’ , though probably not for the right reasons and certainly not enough to detract from the leaden weight of the music . |
| 19 | This leads to some repetition , but not enough to detract from the valuable information the book contains , not all of which will be familiar even to the keen naturalist , and some of the thoughts are challenging . |
| 20 | So the argument that Mr Major needs only to wait for the inevitable victory , after the inevitable economic recovery , should be taken with a fistful of salt . |
| 21 | That was not enough to compensate for the oppressive opulence of the dark panelling and heavy antique furniture . |
| 22 | Pausing only to pull on the lightweight wrap that lay across the foot of the bunk , she grasped the torch more firmly and peered cautiously around the curtain . |
| 23 | The adults are viviparous , producing active microfilariae that rest in the lungs during the day only to appear in the peripheral blood at night when the culex mosquito host is active . |
| 24 | A panel made up of a small group of SCOTVEC 's senior committee members was brought together to sift through the many college 's nominees . |
| 25 | The Great Powers thus pressed their territorial control outwards to encompass for the first time virtually the whole surface of the globe , to centralize the world on a few centres of power . |
| 26 | Those 35 were good enough to come through the pre-qualifying system . |
| 27 | With the help of the ESRC , the Yorkshire Dales National Park hope to transform countryside interpretation into an active and creative means of bringing landowners , policymakers and the public together to work on the best way to manage one of the great scenic treasures of northern England , yet maintain a healthy rural economy . |
| 28 | The brush is handy for vacuuming stubborn dust and dirt which may be lodged in a carpet and the crevice tool will reach into awkward corners such as under kitchen units , although it is n't long enough to reach to the very back . |
| 29 | However , as before , No 7819 started in spectacular fashion only to falter on the latter part of the climb . |
| 30 | We have only to look at the disciplinary background of vice-chancellors over the past 30 years to see evidence of the modern superior position of science and technology . |