Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pers pn] to " in BNC.
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1 | The fingers were long , unnaturally thin , the skin on them so clear it seemed he could see right through them to the bone itself . |
2 | I only want him to say that I 've done well in finding somewhere for us to be ! " |
3 | erm I think in terms of techniques is is is a level of awareness really , to be able to respond to children erm with their curiosity and with their erm expressions of anxiety erm in a way that makes it all right for them to be feeling the way they are , and I do n't think it 's simple as just saying a technique , I think it 's what we can offer as adults comes from an inner awareness that we have as adults , that we can convey to our children , because it 's not just the techniques , or the behaviour , or the words that we use , but it 's those feelings behind the words . |
4 | ‘ Oh , 't is all right for you to be superior … ’ |
5 | His wife has been suffering from severe depression , serious enough for her to be treated as an outpatient at the local hospital , for some 18 months . |
6 | The focus in the distance was not sharp enough for her to be able to tell much more about him . |
7 | It was only a pattern of meanings that textured one whole meaning and it danced in her night , circling about her , near enough to see , far enough for her to be safe . |
8 | These represented a tidy sum , not a great fortune but enough for her to be comfortably off . |
9 | His penetration was n't deep enough for her to really grip him with her vaginal muscles , but he had seen how clitoral massage aroused her . |
10 | Later , later , she would tell him — of the embassy , Papa and J.D. — but for the moment it was enough for her to be the wounded girl whom he had healed . |
11 | The cabin light was on and Fen was bending over her , disturbingly close , close enough for her to be able to see the individual pores in his swarthy skin . |
12 | She could see that he was at a loss for words — which was reason enough for her to be pleased with her impetuous decision . |
13 | Therefore he had to bribe Bull O'Malley , but the bribe had to be big enough and tempting enough for him to be unable to resist it . |
14 | The first was an ace , the second opened up in court well enough for him to steam in and put away a brilliant backhand volley . |
15 | A middle peasant is somebody who is more or less entirely self sufficient , he does n't hire any labour but nor does he have to work for anybody else , his plot is big enough for him to be able to support himself and his family . |
16 | ‘ Once is enough for him to be of use . |
17 | Where the landlord has redevelopment plans for the property in question , the term of the lease should be short enough for him to be able to recover possession in time to redevelop . |
18 | He 's been arrested 32 times for shoplifting , but each time magistrates ruled the offences were n't serious enough for him to be detained , where he might have got the treatment he needs . |
19 | They knew nothing of Judaism , did not feel Jewish , and yet had enough Jewish blood in them to make them somehow different from their former friends , if not quite enough for them to be welcomed unreservedly into the Jewish community . |
20 | They set about loosening the ropes just enough for them to be able to reach the knot once Graham gave the signal . |
21 | But some at least remain in the animals ' stomachs and guts long enough for them to be carried away when the sated diners depart . |
22 | None of their jobs lasted long enough for them to be eligible for redundancy pay and they remained unprotected by employment protection legislation . |
23 | She and her sister both have ponies already and were experienced enough for me to be happy about letting her take the ponies on . |
24 | I do not think that that evidence second and third hand as it is , is really enough for me to be confident that the conversion will answer . |
25 | and they 're , the cupboard is far back enough for me to be able to get to the top , even though there 's only a doorway there |
26 | It 's enough for us to be able to mourn him . ’ |
27 | He is still terrible enough for us to fear him yet subtle and cunning enough for us to be charmed by him . |
28 | it was an hour late , which it was late enough for us to not to know if it was coming , so we had to go and get another P A , otherwise we 'd have gone to get , there was no other option . |
29 | Owen 's behaviour did , in fact , improve enough for it to be noticed at school . |
30 | Your daughter does n't live extravagantly enough for it to be noticed that she has more money than the average student . |