Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an astonishing view of the world ; a perversely reversed megalomania ; an assertion that all forms of political and military life were brought into existence by the grand design of the Soviet Union so that if those designs suddenly cease to be hostile , then all that is solid in the West will melt . |
| 2 | Others have a large enough budget to be able to retain their independence , these publications will probably ask for background material only or will send a journalist to cover the story on the spot . |
| 3 | Although Boardwalk was drawn on the inside , Kelly hoped to get a good enough break to be able to settle third or fourth . |
| 4 | A rich peasant is a peasant who works his own land but will employ some wage labour as well because he has a large enough plot to be able to , to need to do that . |
| 5 | If the fields below happen to be large , they may get down safely , but a safe landing is often due to luck rather than to good judgement . |
| 6 | Von Sophias Jonnifer , who I personally consider to be capable of winning anywhere in the world . |
| 7 | Someone is vulnerable this evening , so try to be sensitive . |
| 8 | So try to be Mediterranean about it . |
| 9 | The Bachelors only pretend to be thrilled . |
| 10 | that disputes will be settled by the witness ( grandmother ) , whom all agree to be objective and fair-minded . |
| 11 | I particularly like the way the markedly understated look of the combo belies its facilities ; I much prefer to be surprised by a product 's performance . |
| 12 | Alix was not sufficiently numerate to be able to calculate the odds against such an apparently odd relationship , though she could not help but feel that its component , accidental parts were startlingly combined . |
| 13 | When involved in any kind of search we obviously need to be able to recognise what we are looking for , the goal state . |
| 14 | Workers in the pharmaceutical industry and in laboratories obviously have to be knowledgeable and skilled to avoid the many chemical hazards which can threaten the safety of their environment . |
| 15 | ‘ You have to remember , ’ Ellen liked to lecture Thessy and me , ‘ just how absurdly wealthy they all are , and how desperately the wealthy want to be liked because they ca n't help feeling guilty about being so rich , so we only have to be obsequious , give them loads of booze , and pretend to be impressed by their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions , after which they 'll reward us with an outrageously large tip — which is , after all , the sole reason for being nice to the ghastly creatures in the first place . ’ |
| 16 | Note that for synchronous rotation the orbital and axial periods not only have to be equal but also both prograde or both retrograde . |
| 17 | Her clothes not only have to be smart but very carefully chosen because anything fussily frilled , checked or highly patterned tends to look too busy on the small screen . |
| 18 | They not only have to be able to get there but they have to be able to get their words and pictures out . |
| 19 | ( You do not need to know much about the topic to do this ; you only need to be able to identify what you would need to know . ) |
| 20 | All stages from eggs to adults must be capable of withstanding low environmental temperatures ; eggs especially have to be cold-resistant throughout the winter . |
| 21 | Local elections just tend to be national reflect the national concerns , issues or reflects the unpopularity of the government pa of the governing party or whatever , yeah . |
| 22 | Workers generally appear to be anxious about poor organisation , management , and resourcing for community care . |
| 23 | Recently though , I have become less depressed with the help of antidepressants and I 've realised that I no longer want to be ill . |
| 24 | You no longer want to be marginal or difficult ? |
| 25 | I mean most women just want to be good at something , they 've got good-at minds , and they mean deftness and a flair and good taste and what-not . |
| 26 | And , a a I mean I think we have , you know , to be feminists because we do n't want to be better than men , we just want to be equal . |
| 27 | We just want to be sure everything is hunky-dory . ’ |
| 28 | Because I just want to be sure . |
| 29 | ‘ I just want to be sure that there 'll be one stupid incompetent fuck less in the world ! ’ |
| 30 | I just want to be sure that your friend is prepared . ’ |