Example sentences of "be [adj] [adv] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter had won three times already and had been unlucky not to make it a fourth title the year before . |
| 2 | The look in his eyes told her quite clearly he did n't believe a word of it , and she struggled to maintain a bland , ingenuous expression on her own features , wondering if even he could be cruel enough to brand her a liar . |
| 3 | A child must be old enough to understand what the natural consequences of his or her actions are likely to be . |
| 4 | As one of the party 's rural Deputies put it : ‘ If Ray proves he can do the toughest job in the EC , and he has , would n't it be foolish not to give him the opportunity to run this little country of ours ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't mistake my meaning like that , ’ he cried , ‘ just because I 'm honest enough to tell you the truth ! |
| 6 | But , erm , I just thought perhaps erm , it would be unfair not to give you a choice . |
| 7 | We shall be concerned here to establish what the main kinds are , and also to ask why they take the form , and occur in the species , that they do . |
| 8 | Er , if anybody 's got any items that they have n't told me about tonight and they go before perhaps you 'd be kind enough to give me a phone call . |
| 9 | I was wondering , since you 're here , if you would be kind enough to show me the way out ? |
| 10 | She knocked on his door and asked if he would be kind enough to show her the famous bird . |
| 11 | Oh I know , he said erm , let me see , oh he says , er like that , if it was a narrow road er you er pretty well covered the road and I looked , I said , covered the road , I said I know I 'm big , but not that big a and of course everybody , the magistrates on the bench and everybody laughed , you see and there were newspaper reporters sitting down there writing all this down , you see and so I said to the sergeant , I said , would you be kind enough to send me a newspaper to er tonight and he to I am not sure if I can oh yes I think I did . |
| 12 | ‘ I know fighting Bowe would be exciting because it would be a rematch of the Olympic final and no doubt he 'll be gracious enough to give me the chance to fight him again , ’ he jibed , tongue in cheek . |
| 13 | I thought I 'd knit it anyway and it should be alright just to give her a little something |
| 14 | Despite this , his marks were high enough to win him a sought after place in the Indian Army . |
| 15 | Had n't she had enough of men for the moment , without being stupid enough to allow herself the folly of being attracted to a man who could n't basically give a damn whether she existed or not ? |
| 16 | But I notice , little madam , you were pleased enough to find yourself a good Catholic … . ’ |
| 17 | Alistair Scott and John Shrewsbury were kind enough to give me the opportunity to work with the BBC and I hope to have the privilege again . |
| 18 | It is absurd not to give them the chance , and help British industry and world science . |
| 19 | So if the Chancellor is rotten enough to raise taxes , or your boss is foolish enough to give you a pay rise , you can type the details in , and see how it will affect your budget . |
| 20 | All the right ingredients seem to be there : so it 's easy enough to persuade yourself the sharp steering , smooth increase in turbo power in the mid-range , quick-shifting gear change and body-hugging seats imply something of a breakthrough by Detroit . |
| 21 | ‘ But if Sipotai is fool enough to offer me the chance , then we have a score to settle , he and 1 . ’ |
| 22 | Briefly , then , for we shall be returning to this same point later in the book , it can be said that the performance mode itself can be protective , either because it is seen to be mainly a technical or intellectual task , or because the dramatic form is powerful enough to enhance whatever the participants ' contribution might be . |
| 23 | The hero must be challenged and tormented , he must be bamboozled and tried up to breaking point before he is permitted to claim the prize , before , in fact , he is able properly to call himself a hero . |
| 24 | It is difficult now to recapture what the Gorge may have looked like in Worcester 's or Aubrey 's day . |
| 25 | At least , I was grateful enough to send them a copy of the thesis , but there is no evidence that they read it or found it useful . |
| 26 | I am aware of the matter that the hon. Gentleman raises , not least because he was courteous enough to give me an indication of what he was going to mention this afternoon . |
| 27 | Honey , when we was happy never wrote me a page |
| 28 | She was proud now to consider herself a woman . |