Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [adj] [adv] [prep] [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 No you might be old enough to be considered you can wait till after Christmas for your present .
10 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 !
11 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 .
12 You may be lucky enough to be watching when young aphids are born .
13 ‘ It 's not likely that you will see them , for who would be foolish enough to be laughing before your eyes ?
14 I was packing my kit when it dawned on me that the squad session would be over before I got there and that I would be concerned mainly with being kitted out as a member of the World Cup squad ’ .
15 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 .
16 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 ?
17 It will be great just to be with the lads again .
18 In about eight to twelve hours the cheese will be firm enough to be turned into a deepish glass dish or large soup plate .
19 No longer berating herself for being an imperfect mother , she will be satisfied simply to be good enough . ’
20 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 .
21 While anyone can be unfortunate enough to be struck down by an unexpected illness , your future good health is largely in your own hands .
22 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 ) .
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