Example sentences of "were [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , they were professional enough to do the gig , but it served no useful purpose . |
| 2 | Forest landowners could not even erect fences or hedges unless they were low enough to allow the deer to enter and leave , consequently crops were often destroyed by them . |
| 3 | On occasion we were able to produce small fragments of intact retina that were suitable for microspectrophotometry and yet were extensive enough to answer the present question . |
| 4 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 5 | What had happened that morning to make you think , Farag , that you were rich enough to afford a wife ? ’ |
| 6 | Few of them were old enough to remember the first Great Famine of the 1840s , when Father Cavanagh had worked tirelessly to help the starving . |
| 7 | She had , even at their wedding , surrounded herself with people , nearly all of whom were interesting enough to warrant the close scrutiny of the police . |
| 8 | Neither party was allowed to comment on matters of regionalism , ethnicity or religions and both were careful not to criticize the current economic austerity programme of the President , Maj.-Gen. |
| 9 | Needless to say a great deal of cheating occurred — the biggest boy 's interpretation of the rules having to be accepted unless you were brave enough to risk a good hiding . |
| 10 | If Adam had not issued from his hiding-place early in May they would not have been discovered ; but the messages which had come from Llewelyn were grave enough to warrant a risk which by then appeared so slight . |
| 11 | For example , Levin et al , 1983 concluded , from their 1980 survey of 150 elderly confused people , that about half were suffering from ‘ physical illnesses which were grave enough to impede the performance of daily living activities ’ , many involving such problems as incontinence , failing , unsteadiness or pain . |
| 12 | IN THE summer of 1991 Southern Division were fortunate enough to visit the premises of ALCOR UK and this short article aims to explore the similarities between cryonic suspension technique and arterial embalmment and discuss the role of the embalmer in future applications of this technology . |
| 13 | Children growing up in the 1950s and 1960s were fortunate enough to enjoy the Eagle comic every week . |
| 14 | They were fortunate enough to secure a seat actually in the window alcove , which , although the shop was crowded , gave an illusion of privacy to their conversation . |
| 15 | We were fortunate enough to have the loan of a new Citroën BX 4×4 Estate for our weekend trip which , with its sure-footed permanent 4-wheel drive , impeccable road manners and self-levelling suspension , had taken everything in its stride , — including , thanks to its optional electronic ABS braking system , stopping quickly and safely when we suddenly encountered a 5 mile tail back in a contra-flow on the M1 . |
| 16 | Those traders were relieved yesterday to see the Bundesbank had held the 8.25 per cent rate unchanged . |
| 17 | We were delighted yesterday to obtain the agreement of the manufacturers to concentrate on these three key areas . |
| 18 | The first bonding systems for dentine that were reproducible enough to eliminate the need for mechanically retentive cavities were first seen in the late 1970s . |
| 19 | Neighbours who were unwary enough to let the Misses Lovelock look after the chickens in their absence rarely found any eggs awaiting them on their return , and in some cases a plump chicken had died . |
| 20 | She squinted through the darkness at him , wishing it were dark enough to hide the hard gleam of his muscles , the masculine perfection of him . |
| 21 | The thin oil that coated each vital component , the enamel and metal tapes were warm enough to aromatize the air as fast as the air-conditioning changed it . |
| 22 | ‘ We were lucky enough to enjoy the fine weather and gentle hills while raising money for a good cause , ’ he added . |
| 23 | However , for the last three seasons they 've been disappointed — unless like me , they were lucky enough to chance a late holiday and hit the best powder of the season . |
| 24 | If they were lucky enough to find a skylark 's nest they might not want to spoil the countryside for all of us . |
| 25 | In spite of what Professor Woodburn had said , it was a little cooler in Washington Square , especially as they were lucky enough to find a vacant seat under a tree . |
| 26 | An early aircraft it was returned to Boeing at Everett for structural testing to destruction on April 5 , 1988 and the Science Museum were lucky enough to secure a cross section , including the upper deck . |
| 27 | ‘ I came straight to Cochabamba with my family because we were lucky enough to have the money from my book and I 'd bought this land before leaving Bolivia in 1980 . |
| 28 | Most units were large enough to allow the son to return to work at home , in which case the wife 's role changed again to that of housewife . |
| 29 | Few were large enough to support the very specialised and restrictive craft gilds of the greater regional centres . |
| 30 | The bodkins , which were large enough to take the thin string for the buttons , were much too short to reach through the stuffing . |