Example sentences of "was [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the green smell used to be there and it was strong enough to make me think of English summers when I looked at the sky . |
| 2 | It was easier just to let him have his way . |
| 3 | For as long as it seemed remotely relevant , the tactic never failed ; and it was easy enough to make it seem relevant in the atmosphere of international hostility of 1945 . |
| 4 | It was better not to let him know that Chris woke regularly two or three times every night . |
| 5 | The gloom that fell upon me was deep enough to make me want to die . |
| 6 | I was knitting slowly , not feeling particularly well and the machine was good enough to let me know through the handle that there was a ‘ Hiccup ’ . |
| 7 | It was important enough to make me come up here to ask Dr Bailey about Christabel LaMotte . ’ |
| 8 | When Malpass did emerge , only a few seconds after the shots , it was dramatic enough to make me forget my churning stomach . |
| 9 | She was surprised then to hear him say : |
| 10 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |