Example sentences of "[prep] enough [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A procedure for the righting of wrongs which depends on peace-making and on the payment of enough compensation to make the peace hold , implies a different notion of justice from that embodied in a penal code in which offences are offences against the state . |
| 2 | If the electron did not leave behind enough energy to give the neutrino its mass , then that extra type of decay involving fat neutrinos would not happen . |
| 3 | Next term I 'm gon na bring like enough Coke to cover the underneath of my bed so I can just not eat , just drink loads and loads and loads and loads and loads of Diet Coke so I can get thin . |
| 4 | Not unless you 've got somebody very high in the scientific establishment with enough swing to make the lesser lights take notice . |
| 5 | Most of the time I worked in the bunkers , trying to keep the stoker supplied with enough coal to fire the furnaces ; he would rattle his shovel in the hatch if I fell behind . |
| 6 | Never again will the United States find itself , at the outset of an entirely unexpected war , with enough hardware to fight the only kind of war it knows how to . |
| 7 | Since the carriers risked their ships , it was assumed that they would select and supervise their crews with enough care to prevent the damages that could result from improper management and navigation of the ship . |
| 8 | His recording of the First Piano Concerto is sparklingly assured — crisply articulated but with enough sensitivity to convey the inevitable bitter-sweet character of the slow movement . |
| 9 | British Airways staff are fantastic , whatever class you travel , and plied Kenneth with enough booze to soften the effect of two Sun journalists who approached us for a story and picture after we 'd been airborne for about eight hours . |
| 10 | It is the left that has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality with enough vigour to persuade the establishment that action needed to be taken ( a host of anti-discrimination measures and laws ) , but without the power to make the sort of widespread social change that would render this sort of fussy , bureaucratic measurement unnecessary . |
| 11 | Make sure that the horse is on his hocks , that he is balanced , in rhythm and with enough impulsion to jump the fence . |
| 12 | Gran comes back from her Senior Citizens with enough news to fill the Magazine . |
| 13 | with enough force to stop the engine . |
| 14 | The beaters stir up the water with enough force to loosen the berries which float to the surface forming brilliant , crimson lakes . |
| 15 | The Volvo fared little better but Donna closed her eyes tightly as the impact hurled her forward again and sent her crashing against the steering column with enough force to knock the breath from her . |
| 16 | 2 Pour in enough water to cover the meat , season to taste and simmer gently for 20–30 minutes until cooked through . |
| 17 | It became a science of more exact recipes , like a cookery book in which phrases like ‘ add a pinch of salt ’ or ‘ blend in enough milk to give the right consistency ’ had been replaced by terms indicating definite quantities . |
| 18 | Another mode of preservation of Tertiary plants is beneath flows of lava ( Oregon and the island of Skye , for example ) where whole floras can be preserved in enough detail to reconstruct the detailed botanical ecology of the time . |
| 19 | There was an inquiry about this in 1867 , when Richard Colwell was said to have left wheat at the mill for three weeks , while waiting for enough water to work the mill . |
| 20 | For many , the scramble for enough cash to afford the free market prices inevitably leads back to the state shops , and specifically to beer . |
| 21 | It followed pleas for enough cash to prevent the new council tax becoming a disaster of poll tax proportions . |
| 22 | It would have come , if it was to come at all , only if a well co-ordinated , centrally directed campaign of strikes , carried out by an immensely disciplined and united workforce , and backed by enough money to support the strikers for as long as necessary , could have been made to prevail against the resolute and more readily co-ordinated opposition of masters who stood to lose everything if the strikers won . |