Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was so much else to see that , as time flew by , it was no surprise to her that , having been thoroughly absorbed , she had forgotten entirely such necessities as eating , until Ven good-humouredly mentioned , ‘ Since I did n't wish to intrude on your pleasure to suggest a coffee-break , will you permit me , at ten past one , to suggest we have a break for lunch ? ’ |
| 2 | Steve Foster was desperately unlucky not to score when he 'd bludgeoned his way through , right on the stroke of half time . |
| 3 | It was hard to see what calibre the cannon were for the air was already hot enough to shimmer and blur the details of the far guns . |
| 4 | She was not strong enough to say or do anything . |
| 5 | I was not sensitive enough to realize that it was all my fault , and that if I had n't considered him common , he would n't have been so clumsy . |
| 6 | With their subsequent production , It Pays To Advertise ( 1924 ) , they moved to the Aldwych Theatre , where they were joined in 1925 by the playwright Ben Travers [ q.v. ] , who was to describe Lynn in his memoirs as ‘ the greatest farcical actor I was ever lucky enough to know and watch and work with ’ . |
| 7 | He was still young enough to feel that the present was permanent . |
| 8 | Maurice was still sober enough to know that he was drunk , and knew also that the water between the boats was wilder than he had ever seen it . |
| 9 | He was also cynical enough to believe that any other woman might be as unpleasant to live with . |
| 10 | And although she was n't stupid enough to know that he would n't catch up with her eventually , when his role as host was over , if not before , she had high hopes that she could escape before that eventuality . |
| 11 | Fortunately I was n't close enough to see whether the prediction was correct , or if the beaker was in fact too small . |
| 12 | I was n't vain enough to think that the way she had come on to me that first night was solely down to my resistless charms . |
| 13 | But it was n't large enough to button and showed her blouse and skirt , and so when she appeared in the yard again Ben , standing ready by the cart , grinned at her , saying , ‘ That 's nice ! |
| 14 | He was quite prepared now to admit that he had been mistaken about Marie : that she was not thick and that , though she was not very articulate , she was , in her way , intelligent , kind , even sensitive . |
| 15 | He was too clever not to realize that harbouring the Shah increased the danger of Muslim fundamentalism gaining round in the kingdom . |
| 16 | She was too far away to speak before Jay realised they had n't even exchanged names . |
| 17 | Someone threw a stick grenade into the middle of the Marine column , which exploded to put half a dozen men out of action , though Ace was too far away to tell whether they were dead or wounded . |
| 18 | He was too intelligent not to know that she was reassuring him . |