Example sentences of "[adv] for [pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took a last look round , then only had to kick the top edge of the kite up a little for it to take the wind and lift . |
| 2 | Outside the door he paused long enough for her to fit the key into the lock . |
| 3 | ‘ Someone whose family is rich enough for her to meet the Khedive . |
| 4 | He sat beside her , close enough for her to feel the heat from his body . |
| 5 | He paused for an instant , just long enough for her to register the warning reflected in his eyes . |
| 6 | Nowhere near big enough for him to finance the war on his own , especially as he gives such a lot to charity . |
| 7 | In general we could surmise some possible causes : lack of clear guidance either in ‘ help routines ’ within the program or as printed instructions in the documentation accompanying the program — lack of preparation , ie , reading the documentation , which may suggest the demands are too high for most teachers ( teacher 's guides are rarely read ) — poor ‘ driving system ’ within the actual program , ie , the central organization of the system does not match teachers ' needs — poor ‘ driving system ’ that either confuses the teacher through its complexity or , at the other extreme , is not flexible enough for him to achieve the flow of his planned lesson — poor ‘ driving system ’ that interrupts the presentation of relevant displays with detailed control instructions on the screen . |
| 8 | The Philistines ' camp is close enough for them to hear the noise , and when they learn its meaning they are afraid and say , ‘ A god has come into the camp . ’ |
| 9 | I found the sack very comfortable considering the simplicity of the back system and was pleased to find that it was long enough for me to use the waist belt properly . |
| 10 | In use I found the sack comfortable and stable to carry with the back just long enough for me to use the hip belt , which was functional , if a little basic . |
| 11 | IT IS normally gratifying enough for me to hit the ball in the air and in the general direction of the green . |
| 12 | His jaw hung open , and he was near enough for me to see the rain dashing from his face — when lightning showed him at all . |
| 13 | It could be an oversight , but it 's enough for me to put the law on his trail . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But it does not — not enough for us to dictate the nature of our surroundings . ’ |
| 15 | I hope that 's clear enough for it moves the motion to withdraw the motion . |
| 16 | Walk the boat out until the water is deep enough for you to put the daggerboard down far enough so that you 'll be able to sail away . |
| 17 | Long enough for you to get the actress and the phoney doctor away from the sanatorium . ’ |
| 18 | The noise may be loud enough for you to feel the vibration : the disco seems to hit more than one 's ear — the very room vibrates ! |
| 19 | Looking someone in the eye while saying : ‘ Please would you do this ’ extends the transaction enough for you to gauge the person 's reaction and therefore mood . |
| 20 | But he admits that his self-control snapped sufficiently for him to signal the score , 3-1 to West Ham . |
| 21 | Despite recession , the pre-tax total of £801 million was just £151 million short of the record profits struck in 1989 and the new chairman , Sir Robin Ibbs , said : ‘ One has to be a super pessimist to think the current year will be worse than the last one , ’ though he warned that ‘ it is too soon for me to predict the extent or timing of the recovery ’ . |
| 22 | But I came to feel it would be a step backwards for me to abort the pregnancy , that it would n't be moving my life forward . |
| 23 | I had taken him over two or three-foot ramp jumps beforehand , just for him to get the feeling . |
| 24 | She did n't any longer need Derek absolutely here and now for her to feel the throb in her blood of full summer throwing its haze of satisfaction over everything that came to her senses . |
| 25 | Although her much earlier work of semi-architectural constructions on a theatrical scale hinted at a different sort of audience participation , away from that of the story telling object , it has taken till now for her to challenge the viewer in an open way . |
| 26 | I think it 's quite common now for them to do the asking . ’ |
| 27 | The daylight was strong enough now for him to see the tower of the ancient stone church silhouetted against the horizon , perched on a ridge . |
| 28 | Erm what I have in mind to do my Lord , is to open the case now for you to indicate the scope of erm and will you then know , agreed that we would invite you to adjourn that for some time to enable you do some reading of the witness statement and expert 's reports because of course they are long and that would take considerable amount of with your Lordship is able to familiarise himself with the matter which is contained therein . |
| 29 | Under the present compensation er proposals put forward by Good , it would all be provided by the pension funds themselves and there 's no pain for the fund managers er no requirement really for them to blow the whistle . |
| 30 | However for us to match the skill of the chameleon we require two eyes , for we judge depth primarily by comparing the two overlapping views we receive . |