Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is much easier just to come along one night and do what everyone else does . |
| 2 | It seems an appropriate enough reaction on watching someone struggle so much just to line up a ball . |
| 3 | ‘ It will mean so much just to play again . |
| 4 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 5 | But that Parliament has not met since 1706 and is extremely unlikely ever to meet again . |
| 6 | As it is , there is not much she can do with her curls except , every now and again , crop them brutally short just to demonstrate how inadequately they represent her character . |
| 7 | Which left her drowning , and groping for words — and only able merely to reply huskily , ‘ Thank you , Ven . ’ |
| 8 | These youngsters are , of course , rather older than James Bulger , and thanks to Carol better able now to fend off strangers . |
| 9 | They may be less inclined henceforth to do so . |
| 10 | Of course the fellow could shout , but the human voice is not loud enough to carry that far . |
| 11 | The strip of ice was not broad enough to skate on but you could run over the crackling , frosty grass and leap onto it and slide the best part of thirty yards . |
| 12 | It is not possible here to say more about the different types of trust which are commonly created at the present time , nor of the powers and duties of the trustees , nor of the methods of administration . |
| 13 | It is not possible even to outline here the workings of the language . |
| 14 | She found it was not possible even to get up out of her seat without shoving people , elbowing her way , pushing past them . |
| 15 | Political fear of the working class was not acute enough to bring about a widespread demand to conciliate the workers ; rather the 1890s saw attempts to suppress trade unionism through the law courts , lock-outs and the use of ‘ blackleg ’ labour . |
| 16 | Because they were only half the size of a mature Thoroughbred , they were not tall enough to see over their stable doors or internal walls so that when someone opened the stable doors , the weanlings would attempt to climb the walls in sheer terror ! |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not sexual just to show off your bottom , ’ opines Yelena . |
| 18 | You 're not old enough to shave yet , just give your hands a good wash and do n't leave a mark in the sink . |
| 19 | An antagonist is a substance which is similar enough to a neurotransmitter to occupy its receptors , but is not similar enough to fit perfectly and change the cell 's membrane potential , thereby blocking the receptor . |
| 20 | It is devoted instead to the worship of the charitable Rytasha , who is not content simply to hand over the cash but insists , in an unfortunate hangover from her Hare Krishna days , on posturing as ‘ a spiritual master ’ . |
| 21 | Even if he has no special interest — and it is not essential that he should — his action nevertheless is that of an officious , though well-meaning , bystander who is not content merely to stand by . |
| 22 | It was an hour after sunset and already dark enough to pick out glow-worms in the bracken sparking brightly with a greenish light . |
| 23 | However , it is generally easy enough to sort out the ones that do and the ones that aim to provide police-based fantasy . |
| 24 | I 'm not pushy enough to dig out real controversies , and I ca n't get worked up about red-hot issues . |
| 25 | The assumption within the KMT was that the " old men " of the party would disappear by " natural processes " , but the election results suggested that these processes were not rapid enough to appease either the growing sense of Taiwanese nationalism in the country or the related impatience at the slow pace of democratization . |
| 26 | In there you 'll find a sink on the floor , just large enough to stand in , and you can have a good long soak up to your knees . |
| 27 | this apparently buys an exhibition gallery utterly inadequate to host even a moderately-sized show ; a restaurant not large enough to serve both staff and members and be an income-generating venue for the public ; a bookshop that needs twice as much space if it is to be the premier one in England ; library and drawings storage that will mean costly out-housing as soon as the new facility is opened ; and finally — my own personal quibble — a drawings collection that will have lost its allure as a magnet for donor support . |
| 28 | We are not worthy even to gather up the crumbs under your table , oh gracious Lord . |
| 29 | He knew his position was dangerous , but considered his life was not valuable enough to worry about . |
| 30 | Toby Freely felt somewhat out of his depth , not confident enough to sort out the genuine from the assumed . |