Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 31 | One can put up all kinds of contributory explanations for it , but none seems central enough to be convincing . |
| 32 | Those Merseyside bastards are hellbent on destroyin' themselves and every poor management sod unlucky enough to be involved with the plant . |
| 33 | The purpose was to bring Red Sea capacity to 1.6 million b/d , making 4.9 million in all , ignoring the Syrian line which seems unlikely ever to be reopened . |
| 34 | Some were judged trustworthy enough to be told about Samantha 's abduction . |
| 35 | She hardly looked old enough to be security . |
| 36 | Bayley , knowing this not to be the case , suspecting foul play and fearing for his own safety , refused to supply one . |
| 37 | Should anyone ever make difficult decisions or should he work on them — using time as an ally if necessary — until they become easy enough to be made ? |
| 38 | She felt hostile enough to be able to press going to Rome that week . |
| 39 | Before moving the person , make sure there are no broken bones and that he/she feels well enough to be helped to sit up . |
| 40 | He looked young enough to be her son . |
| 41 | Sergeant Underhill , recently promoted , looked young enough to be his son . |
| 42 | Patrick thought he looked insignificant enough to be the undercover MI6 man at the Bucharest Embassy . |
| 43 | ‘ Within an hour the headache had vanished , the sickness was fading and I felt bright enough to be able to go out . ’ |
| 44 | The micro will allow this both to be used and further explored . |
| 45 | More often than not , papers do appear different on either side and it would seem sensible not to be inhibited and to use the reverse if you actually prefer it ! |
| 46 | The pilot assumed that at this point the aircraft had stalled , and he noted that the ailerons seemed ineffective as if ( he said ) they had become detached ( subsequent investigation proved this not to be the case ) . |
| 47 | Although it was an imposing building , it did n't seem special enough to be included on a tour . |
| 48 | Lucy Jackson will again be organising this even to be held at Kensington . |
| 49 | Lucy Jackson will again be organising this even to be held at Kensington . |
| 50 | Caramelised carrot and Cointreau sounded unlikely enough to be worth a try — it was delicious . |
| 51 | David Spence , a 23-year-old from Natal studying for a diploma in social science , said : ‘ Oxford is seen as one of the very top universities in the world , and it is a dream come true just to be here . |
| 52 | The approach outlined here leaves much still to be investigated . |
| 53 | Among his achievements at Chelsea were some pineapples considered fine enough to be presented to the King by Sir Hans Sloane . |
| 54 | We 've done a quick calculation of interview sheets that we think we , we need , I need two boxes for Caernarfon , Jan needs three , we 've got four and a half boxes already , we were gon na order two just to be on the same safe , but we 're just looking into erm whether we need , how many we need on the R S I 's on the M sixty three cos we might as well order them all together , save |