Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | He 'd managed to grab a couple of hours ' sleep in the cell since they 'd brought him in , but it was scarcely enough to refresh him . |
2 | But it was n't enough to save them either . |
3 | Marcus Browning was the hit man … that 's three goals in three games for him … but it was n't enough to save United from a 2-1 deafeat … |
4 | He said : ‘ After I lost my keys a few weeks ago a locksmith replaced the tumblers but it was n't enough to stop the door being opened . |
5 | MATTHEW Syed , the 22-year-old Oxford University student , won both his table tennis games for England against France at Brentwood but it was n't enough to prevent France from winning 3–2 . |
6 | Charlie Vane , Bob Taylor and John Page had a single win apiece , but it was not enough to stop Frimley who scored through Robert Brittain ( 3 ) , Dick Culver ( 2 ) and Peter Glass to take the cup 6–3 . |
7 | But it was not enough to give me a complex , not as it would have been in America . |
8 | Stand-in keeper Trevor Matthewson immediately produced a penalty save from Jimmy Quinn , but it was not enough to save the Blues . |
9 | But it was not enough to save the company 's jobs . |
10 | GARY Lineker scored his first goal today since being sidelined from the Japan League for three months with a broken foot but it was not enough to save Nagoya Grampus Eight from defeat in the opening match of the Nabisco Cup . |
11 | This was enough to show that he did not object to the aid in principle ; but it was not enough to satisfy the king , who refused his offer and demanded £1000 . |
12 | But it was not enough to commend Stanley to the City of Worcester Conservative and Unionist Association . |
13 | Steve Smith , the 19-year-old Liverpool high jumper , smashed his British and Commonwealth indoor record with 2.37m , but it was only enough to earn him the bronze . |
14 | But it was too soon to worry about that . |
15 | She could sympathize with his chagrin but it was hardly enough to keep him awake at night . |