Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would never be believed and he was discreet enough for all normal purposes . |
| 2 | used only for those beyond redemption . |
| 3 | But the rivalry was friendly enough for all teams to congratulate each other on their performances . |
| 4 | He 's not one of the elders , he 's not rich enough for that , or educated enough . |
| 5 | Like Christopher Gray [ q.v. ] , he bought some of the plants collected at Fulham Palace by Henry Compton , bishop of London [ q.v. ] , after the bishop 's death in 1713 , and by 1724 his stock was rich enough for some of his exotic trees and shrubs , including the moss rose , to be listed by Philip Miller [ q.v. ] in his Gardeners and Florists Dictionary ( 1724 ) . |
| 6 | Having argued that animals can act intentionally ( to which I will return in the section on autonomy ) , he thinks this to be ‘ possible only for those who are self-conscious ’ ( 1983 : 75 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you think you 're tall enough for that ? ’ |
| 8 | They were good value , because they were in a style that he could wear anywhere and they were strong enough for all his walking and kept his feet from being bruised on the city pavements , for when you walk as much and as far as Boy did at that time you can hurt your feet badly . |
| 9 | On land the Company was not really strong enough for such antics , but its naval superiority gave it a place in the third or fourth rank of powers in India , beneath the Emperor at the top and great rulers like the Nawab of Bengal in the second rank . |
| 10 | Possibly the greatest compliment that could be paid to the PFF — and that accidentally — was near the end of the war when the Command was strong enough for each Group to mount an attack on a single target , but generally supported by the full paraphernalia of hard-won pathfinding techniques . |
| 11 | Having laid out the design , you should then apply the rubber adhesive solution ( egg white is probably not strong enough for this job ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Quite sure you 're strong enough for this sort of life ? |
| 13 | Other NHS treatment is free only for those from countries with reciprocal agreements , such as Australia , the European Community , refugees and those who have taken up residence here . |
| 14 | Real life was full and interesting enough for all of them . |
| 15 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 16 | ‘ If you are old enough to propose to me , then you are old enough for this . ’ |
| 17 | There was a time in the very early universe when it was so hot that the particle energies would have been high enough for these transformations to take place . |
| 18 | But they were not consulted , The Cabinet , had it wished , could of course have staged a revolt , But its collective mind was not nearly clear enough for that , and in any event , Chamberlain , embarrassed by his own self-interest , was almost the only minister who was both strong and wholly secure in his own job . |
| 19 | Dot knew she could n't be brave enough for that . |
| 20 | And indeed actually it 's quite interesting anyway for all sorts of |
| 21 | This difference is clearly illustrated in the work of Michael Riffaterre , my example of the stylistics of self-reference , which is interesting both for this reason , and because it contains a forceful criticism of and alternative to Jakobson 's linguistic poetics . |
| 22 | So these first results indicated that quantum mechanics is adequate even for those situations where nonlocal effects might seem to be necessary . |
| 23 | The prospect of having the British here for another twenty years ! |
| 24 | But it is exciting too for another reason . |
| 25 | It is quite possible Chaucer 's attitude to such explicitly serious literature was uncertain , appreciating its moral worth but also sensing it to be more than the " " litel hevynesse " " that " " is right ynogh for muche folk " " ( the Knight , in the epilogue of the Monk 's Tale , VII : 2769 – 70 ) , or to be preaching the " " inportable " " ( the Clerk 's Tale , IV : 1144 ) . |
| 26 | ‘ And you are serious enough for both of us . |
| 27 | ‘ This is a basis real enough for any man ! ’ |
| 28 | Since more than 90% of vaccines produce anti-HBs , routine post-vaccination screening is appropriate only for those few persons in whom suboptimal response is likely and whose medical management or employment duties hinge upon knowledge of their immune status . |
| 29 | Performance and comfort : this mummy shaped bag uses cotton and nylon fabrics which are comfortable and warm enough for all year round use . |
| 30 | ‘ This would be great for travelling — and warm enough for those brutal Russian winters , ’ said Saska , as our star slipped into something decidedly comfortable , and performed a rather more professional twirl than most make-over ‘ guinea pigs ’ can manage . |