Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , 't is all right for you to be superior … ’ |
| 2 | However , this model is simple enough for one to be able to make numerous predictions from it , and hence it has been easy to submit the model to experimental tests . |
| 3 | She could see that he was at a loss for words — which was reason enough for her to be pleased with her impetuous decision . |
| 4 | The focus in the distance was not sharp enough for her to be able to tell much more about him . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They set about loosening the ropes just enough for them to be able to reach the knot once Graham gave the signal . |
| 11 | None of their jobs lasted long enough for them to be eligible for redundancy pay and they remained unprotected by employment protection legislation . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | She and her sister both have ponies already and were experienced enough for me to be happy about letting her take the ponies on . |
| 15 | It 's enough for us to be able to mourn him . ’ |
| 16 | Fitting a sound card to a PC is not a difficult task — we 've covered the installation of expansion cards enough for anyone to be able to do it , and the Laserwave Plus is no exception . |
| 17 | Yet they were alike : Viola was a shade darker in skin and hair but the features were similar enough for there to be little difference between the two women in a picture . |
| 18 | Oh right , so it 's not s , it 's not enough for you to be convinced . |
| 19 | Long for us to be alone , |
| 20 | Her courage flooded back ; but not sufficiently for her to be ready to talk directly to her mother . |
| 21 | Another objective might be to help dissipate a patient 's emotions sufficiently for him to be able to contemplate constructive approaches to tackling his problems . |
| 22 | So sure enough we let the tyres down sufficiently for it to be roadworthy and not to destroy the tyres on the way there , but soft enough just so that it would go down , and we edged it through and Roy got it through the middle and off we went . |
| 23 | Everything has to be just so for me to be able to learn . |
| 24 | At once he signed down to her to be silent . |
| 25 | I 'd rather ma come down to you to be honest . |
| 26 | But they were too far away for me to be certain , and the blinding light could have been playing tricks on the two of us . |
| 27 | You do n't let yourself into someone else 's flat to use the telephone unless you are quite certain that he wo n't be coming back while you 're there , and that means that you know he is far enough away for you to be safe . |
| 28 | Well I never ; it 's not like you to be offensive ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's not like you to be ill , ’ her mother said . |
| 30 | ‘ Not like you to be naïve . |