Example sentences of "loud enough to be " in BNC.

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1 At 1 p.m. on the twenty-sixth , explosions loud enough to be heard well over 150 kilometres away were taking place at intervals of about ten minutes , and at about 2 p.m. an English ship , 120 kilometres from the scene , sighted a black cloud , rising to an altitude estimated to be about twenty-five kilometres above the volcano .
2 Martin stopped a few feet before him and stood with legs planted firmly apart , said loud enough to be heard above the music , ‘ What are you drinking ? ’
3 Is your voice loud enough to be heard on all occasions ?
4 He passed her , holding his face away from every shouted word , interspersing them with his own but not loud enough to be heard : ‘ Stop it , ’ ‘ This is destructive , ’ ‘ Do n't say these things , ’ until in the middle of the hall he thrashed the coat repeatedly against the floor , yelling louder than he had ever done .
5 Afterwards he will raise his voice and holler loud enough to be heard by the whole roomful of guests milling around chatting , perhaps talking excitedly with drinks in their hands , ‘ LADIES and GENTLEMEN !
6 ‘ How long ? ’ shouted Billie from the rear , loud enough to be heard over the roar of the two-hundred horsepower engine .
7 The older man shook his head slightly , his mouth made a round shape , ‘ Aw , come on , cut it out , man , ’ ( but not loud enough to be heard ) .
8 They turned south this time and soon Jenna was amused and intrigued to see huge gaggles of geese in fields , moving about almost as one and honking loud enough to be heard over the noise of the car .
9 The checks of his three-piece suit were large and loud enough to be migraine-inducing , and the tie , although defiantly striped , was not one she recognised .
10 But there was a snap loud enough to be heard in the bushes , and then a long-drawn-out clinking noise as the chain fell away .
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