Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suedehead — hair long enough to be influenced by a comb . |
| 2 | I positioned myself in the entrance to the doorway sufficiently enough to be able to see through the er the window we have in the shield erm to see quickly into the room to see er what 's in the room and if there are any persons in the room . |
| 3 | But with her view of her caller blocked by the open door and her guest , Leith was in too much of a dilemma just then to be too infuriated by the liberty he had taken . |
| 4 | Hardly then , though it did cross Frederica 's mind that sex inhibited talk and that to be talked to by Alexander was a pleasure not readily to be forgone . |
| 5 | However , it also seems clear that it is permissible to argue , in defence to a prosecution for breach of a statute or regulation , that the relevant statutory provision or regulation is ultra vires ; but it is difficult to see how this involves assertion of a ‘ private law right ’ : there is no private law right not to be prosecuted apart from the right not to be prosecuted maliciously . |
| 6 | The answer to that is simply to make sure that we use radiation of a wavelength short enough to be compatible with whatever accuracy we choose to specify . |
| 7 | It was found that end-users were able to master the basic commands of the interface sufficiently well to be able to retrieve references on search topics within their fields of interest . |
| 8 | We 're all extending our overdrafts in the hope that we can stay in business long enough to be around when the upturn starts . |
| 9 | Ever since his election as ARFU president in 1988 , French has been involved in many discussions with South African rugby officials assisting and advising them in their aim once again to be welcomed back into the international playing fraternity . |
| 10 | They feel that Shetlanders do not appreciate the sacrifices they are making : instead they suspect they are being regarded by Shetlanders as a nuisance not really to be welcomed and as far as possible to be ignored altogether . |
| 11 | The few Tit for Tat individuals do n't meet each other often enough to be of mutual benefit . |
| 12 | Even the thought of Candy acting as a spy in the camp could n't annoy her — she knew her friend well enough to be sure she would have acted with Rory 's best interests at heart . |
| 13 | It was an odd situation , since we did n't know each other well enough to be suddenly on such bad terms . |
| 14 | I 'd sat on my palliasse writing notes , watching Selma plait her hair , trying to decide when to get up and walk down the inlet far enough to be out of sight in order to go to the loo . |
| 15 | There is , as we shall see , pressure from many influential sources for the Constitution not only to be further amended but also to be radically altered . |
| 16 | The idea that modernity is problematic has caused sufficient anxiety about the modern world for its use no longer to be restricted to the universities and classrooms but to spill out into the everyday culture . |
| 17 | He knew this game too well to be caught in the web of obligation . |
| 18 | Is your voice loud enough to be heard on all occasions ? |
| 19 | In both countries , a significant fraction is of ‘ unknown ’ origin or ‘ background ’ , in the air long enough to be difficult to assign to any one source . |
| 20 | Ah could n't see the little bugger clearly enough to be sure , but Ah think he was Indian . |
| 21 | Equally there is always something grammatical about delirium ; the nonsense-languages of the mad turn out not to be a merely random collocation of sounds . |
| 22 | Erlich had gone down to New Scotland Yard fast enough to be more than 25 minutes early for his appointment . |
| 23 | He constantly affirms the effectiveness of order embodied in details such as dress , body movement and manners , and argues that it is a function of the mundane artefact almost always to be regarded as an example of mere ‘ trivia ’ unworthy of systematic academic study . |
| 24 | Whilst other sections of the population are clearly severely affected by these government policies , disabled people experience these particular ‘ reforms ’ as an attack on their human right not to be incarcerated without trial and conviction , in so far as it renders it in some cases impossible to live outside institutions . |
| 25 | In addition , the reader was provided with information more usually to be found in an encyclopaedia than in a dictionary . |
| 26 | Even if micro-organisms can be preserved in chert , it is difficult to believe that a creature as large but as fragile and insubstantial as a jellyfish could retain its shape long enough to be fossilised . |
| 27 | Her desires might be seen as figurative of more general feelings among postmodernist British authors , seeking inspiration and affection less often to be found within their own shores . |
| 28 | Apart from that , a consultant should have the ability not just to be an egotist but to integrate with a team of people ; they should also have the strength of purpose to be able to get results and to keep going through adversity . |
| 29 | It is necessary for the nurse not only to be concerned with the outcome of the action but she must understand its origins and the process of carrying it out . |
| 30 | Beautifully made and beautifully decorated , Kamares vessels are of a quality and refinement never again to be achieved in the Aegean world . |