Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked to think that , while discreet enough for an important occasion , the ensemble made its own kind of personal statement . |
| 2 | Once viewed as not ample enough for a family meal , duck is now available in boneless breast fillets and joints which make portion control and carving easier . |
| 3 | Nor is it stable enough for a faith without foundations . |
| 4 | The most densely populated town on the Nullarbor , Cook has 110 inhabitants , who live opposite each other on the widest street in the southern hemisphere , broad enough for a camel-train to make a U-turn . |
| 5 | We had major novelty value — it 's strange enough for a foreigner to visit the area let alone pose in a raft . |
| 6 | The period is 27 years , and the eclipse lasts for a long time ; the last began on 22 July 1982 and did not end until 25 June 1984 , though it was total only for a year ( January 1983 to January 1984 ) . |
| 7 | She could then either wait for the ferry , which was sporadic , or go back up to the head of the estuary and up to where the river was narrow enough for a bridge . |
| 8 | Workers in a place like Spiralynx can only be organised if there is an explosion of anger and discontent inside the factory strong enough for a large number of workers to take a stand , at the risk of losing their own jobs . |
| 9 | " I 'm still strong enough for a tug , " said Stephanie , too brightly . |
| 10 | She was beginning to feel very hungry , hardly strong enough for a serious talk about religion . |
| 11 | It was light enough for a woman to use ; the scythe was a different matter . |
| 12 | Hyde mentions a program that can automatically provide precis of news stories , but does not point out that it can attempt to do this only for a restricted range of stories . |
| 13 | It is easy to realise that in gusty conditions , if the glider is being flown slowly , the stall may occur high enough for a wing to drop and for an incipient spin to develop with even more serious results . |
| 14 | At Nesseby we found a tiny peninsula with cliffs just high enough for a colony of kittiwakes , which were all feeding large young . |
| 15 | Nearly high enough for an army to cross , or a siege-tower . |
| 16 | The greatest pity was that the top was clear enough for a view and as we were perched at the broad gable end of the mountain we could see some fabulous sights . |
| 17 | No , it 's not brown enough for a hen . |
| 18 | I 'll just tell you about this Can I just tell you about this just for a minute ? |
| 19 | The boatman inspected this critically for a moment , but then , unlike Owen , seemed satisfied . |
| 20 | ‘ How much difference would it make if you cleared this away for a few minutes — that 's all ? ’ persisted Huy . |
| 21 | any lock which is detailed under 2 above for a main entrance door(s)/final exit door(s) together with |
| 22 | ‘ The way is clear now for a base rate cut within the next few weeks , possibly within the next few days . |
| 23 | Arguably it 's easier now for a British composer to get an opera on to the stage than at any time since 1945 . |
| 24 | Though it is tougher now for a supplier to do business with America 's carmakers , there are compensations . |
| 25 | I do n't know how much turf they to put on this here for a pris for a prisoner to kick a ruddy football on . |
| 26 | To think about this even for a moment is to see that something is amiss . |
| 27 | Goebbels 's rousing ‘ total war ’ speech on 18 February 1943 stirred the Party faithful again for a short time . |
| 28 | With his own property , it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind . |
| 29 | wait a minute , we 'll leave that in there we 'll let it go out , see how it goes for a couple of months , Glen will know where we can use any money for that anyway for a couple of months |
| 30 | There was something about the way he said it , in a tone of calm wisdom , that just for a moment made Lisa curious . |