StringNet search result

Example sentences of "[adv] to [be] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Henceforth to be a Christian is to be united to the risen Christ through the adoption of the Spirit .
2	However , this does not seem necessarily to be the case .
3	However , a colleague of mine , Don Page , of Penn State University , pointed out that the no boundary condition did not require the contracting phase necessarily to be the time reverse of the expanding phase .
4	To say this is not necessarily to be an obscurantist hankerer after vitalism , a wistful adherent of a dualist view of " the ghost in the machine " .
5	Admittedly in many of Petipa 's pas de deux he seems merely to be a porter .
6	It will also be granted if any defence raised is shown merely to be a delaying tactic .
7	However , I imagined that the praise I received that night was merely to be a preview of the steaming sauna of appreciation that I 'd receive after the first night .
8	Satisfied but not human enough to be a sister , the woman held up a tiny version of the black box .
9	Sounds like ESP is certainly ambitious enough to be a Wood Group Company !
10	Although there is no rhyme in the poem , the last words in every second line sound very like each other so that , while the poem can be simple enough to be a man 's thoughts , it also holds together well and sounds good .
11	He 'd sailed these waters for six months and knew every reef and coral head shallow enough to be a threat .
12	The Annan Committee disliked this arrangement , for even the local newspaper publishers ' association itself did not think the amount of advertising likely to go to ILR was great enough to be a threat .
13	Right they 're all different but they 're similar enough to be a bit confusing .
14	Still , in spite of the above , I just want to live long enough to be a problem to my children .
15	Nobody doubts that , in principle , Europe is large and sophisticated enough to be a powerhouse of new technology , but the achievement of that goal can only be impeded by the cost of supporting agriculture ( which consumes resources and engages people in traditional , not novel , tasks ) .
16	‘ You must be looking forward to when you 're old enough to be a Brownie like your sister ! ’
17	I am sure that he will wish to develop that issue in Committee , if he is fortunate enough to be a member .
18	They were great judges of character , and her analysis of Dana was : ‘ You are good enough to be a film star . ’
19	Not enough to be a dealer , only enough for what the police termed ‘ personal use ’ .
20	Nicely dressed , but not expensively enough to be a client .
21	That happens often enough to be a matter for public concern .
22	If the message you sent her was as cryptic as you said it was and she 's still managed to get here , she 's smart enough to be a danger to us . ’
23	‘ Then you would n't have been tough enough to be a Corosini , ’ he replied evenly .
24	Following the est the establishment of the public services section , I was lucky enough to be a delegate at the conference held in April .
25	And anyway , you 're not strong enough to be a docker . ’
26	According to Sir Hector Laing , Chairman of United Biscuits : ‘ In a world where the large food companies are getting larger , backed by the cash resources of very rich large partners , it is not good enough to be a minnow : in order to compete internationally each company has to get bigger . ’
27	‘ You 're too ruthless to be a doctor , not sly enough to be a lawyer , and not boring enough to be an accountant . ’
28	The city traffic is distant enough to be a world away , so your meal will be served in almost perfect surroundings and will also be peaceful .
29	warty enough to be the Elephant Man 's .
30	Ingenious balance shafts , which for the layman alleviate vibration and centrifugal imbalance , make this power unit smooth enough to be the envy of any chauffeur-driven decision maker .