Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | An advanced student should be agile enough to be able to manoeuvre himself into any position he deems necessary , whether standing or lying on the floor . |
| 2 | It should be small enough to be an effective policy , or decision-making group , but large enough to function effectively as a forum where the views and objectives of significant participants can be acknowledged . |
| 3 | I can not go into all the options if you should be unfortunate enough to be attacked . |
| 4 | To be clinically useful , observations must be simple enough to be made by multiple carers on a psychiatric ward ; excessive simplicity , however , may undermine their value . |
| 5 | It must be simple enough to be used efficiently by non planning professionals , but detailed enough to produce meaningful results . |
| 6 | Any drawing must be large enough to be clearly seen and also set the standard for items produced by the learner . |
| 7 | Sentences with subjects having definite referents , such as ( 80 ) , assert the definite referent 's having performed the infinitival event based on the fact that perception of this event took place , and , as stated above , this means that the definite referent 's having performed this action must be significant enough to be stated as a fact ( known through the perceptual event having taken place ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Monsieur Verveine must be old enough to be her father ! |
| 9 | He thought , eating it , that he must be careful not to be too metaphorical in his instructions , since , in her anxiety to obey him to the letter , she might feed him a diet of unrelieved soup and rice pudding . |
| 10 | No you might be old enough to be considered you can wait till after Christmas for your present . |
| 11 | ‘ Ian is going to do my farm work , such as it is , but I 'll be sorry not to be able to attend to Mr Jarvis 's pigs . ’ |
| 12 | If you return to a ‘ young ’ industry such as catering , retail or banking , he or she could be young enough to be your own child ! |
| 13 | Owner Richard Burridge ( above ) reports his tough grey almost back to his old self and the horse may be well enough to be turned out in a paddock today . |
| 14 | You may be lucky enough to be watching when young aphids are born . |
| 15 | But I think it was coming back in this match , and I would be disappointed not to be in the team to face France . |
| 16 | that therefore it would be better not to be doing that , so perhaps we can change that , okay ? |
| 17 | In the meantime , we would be grateful not to be shoved off in her direction by campaigns of misinformation and innuendo by the uninformed . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's not likely that you will see them , for who would be foolish enough to be laughing before your eyes ? |
| 19 | Quite frankly , young man , we would be insane not to be vigilant . |
| 20 | Researchers working on the biochemistry of learning and memory needed to develop new model systems , in which the changes we sought to identify would be big enough to be measured , yet in which we could be sure that they were n't simply artefacts . |
| 21 | Oh chicken , you did n't think when you were running around on the farm that you would be lucky enough to be served to one who — May I ? |
| 22 | ‘ It would be hard not to be . |
| 23 | Still , if you knew the pressure on beds here during the Festival you would be glad not to be in a tent in the gardens — often the fate of the young I do not , however , anticipate being away , as I can not really afford to be ( either literally £££ ) or away from job search which gets daily more depressing . |
| 24 | It will be great just to be with the lads again . |
| 25 | In about eight to twelve hours the cheese will be firm enough to be turned into a deepish glass dish or large soup plate . |
| 26 | ‘ Against Cambridge , it will be important not to be drawn into their direct style of play . |
| 27 | No longer berating herself for being an imperfect mother , she will be satisfied simply to be good enough . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | While anyone can be unfortunate enough to be struck down by an unexpected illness , your future good health is largely in your own hands . |
| 30 | They are rather common fossils from the Ordovician onwards , and in spite of their small size can be abundant enough to be important as rock-formers ( especially in limestones ) . |