Example sentences of "be enough [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 A lot I think cos this this bit 's a quarter is n't it and we 'd get that 'd be enough if we cut it into quarters how many quarters would we get ?
2 I still had no thought — for obvious reasons — of making any move on her but I felt it would be enough if she was n't repelled by me .
3 As far as I can understand she 's made only one friend ; but that would be enough if it 's a good 'un .
4 One smoke alarm may be enough if you live in a mobile home or a small bungalow .
5 ‘ Would it be enough if you had someone to hold during the long , cold nights ? ’
6 ‘ Would it be enough if you had someone to laugh with ?
7 The Maud Committee thought half a dozen should be enough and it followed that each committee would be concerned with a wider range of matters than the existing committees .
8 It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling .
9 ‘ In the present circumstances it is enough that we help each other , neh ? ’
10 The overriding criterion — that the service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate — does not even have to be based on objective grounds ; it is enough that it should appear to be so to the constable making the arrest .
11 Whenever in relation to a loved person , idealized place or personal indulgence I find myself pushing out of mind some disagreeable thought , its relevance ( as distinct from its importance ) is not in doubt ; it is enough that it does spontaneously move me against what I have decided for .
12 The complainant need not show he was aggrieved on the date mentioned in the summons , it is enough that he had been aggrieved earlier , otherwise as Darling , J. pointed out in Hilton v Hopwood it would be virtually impossible for an individual to bring an action under s.99 .
13 The old man explained his views on the matter afterwards to a Christian friend , ‘ For an ordinary man in normal circumstances it is enough that he believe faithfully in God .
14 It does not matter whether the party accepting the consideration has any apparent benefit thereby or not : it is enough that he accepts it , and that the party giving it does thereby undertake some burden , or lose something which in contemplation of law may be of value .
15 It is enough that she is dead , ’ said Mrs Over .
16 Because any one of these two or three things that I show you is enough if it 's a surprise to them they will blow you out .
17 There is enough for I 1 croutons .
18 As their letter informed me , it 's enough that they know they 're being watched . ’
19 ‘ It 's enough that we hiv Phillis , she never forgets a face . ’
20 ‘ It 's enough that you listen .
21 It 's enough that you have to pay for the licence , which is erm , what is it eighty pounds
22 I mean it 's enough that he pays lipservice to it now which you know would n't have even been recognised .
23 ‘ There 's enough as it is with Charles in hospital , Jamie charged with assault , and you back in Hong Kong working for me .
24 ‘ It 's enough if you want it enough . ’
25 Now we 're part of government policy which happens to be hear no evil see no evil … one bloody monkey 's enough if he 's in the top job .
26 They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back :
27 But Kate knew when enough was enough so she kept her peace .
28 It was enough that she had to work with him .
29 It was enough that he should have taken the trouble to visit her and offer his apologies .
30 It was enough that he should receive food and shelter most nights ; many of his family had not been so lucky .
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