Example sentences of "long [adv] to be " in BNC.

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1 So perhaps their disappearance was a brave bid to shake off that old image ( two years is long enough to be forgotten in teen land ) and appeal to a broader church .
2 That , in his view , is long enough to be able to come up with new ideas and see them implemented .
3 A good essay , like a good kilt/skirt , is long enough to be decent but short enough to be interesting .
4 If , however , it is agreed that there should be a review at the end of the term , the draftsman should ensure that the term of the hypothetical lease is long enough to be realistic .
5 Once in he could lose himself among the excited household , and never be in one place long enough to be an object of suspicion , until he could find a means of encountering Ralf Isambard alone .
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