Infinitive complement

• withstand: Furniture should be child-sized and sturdy enough to withstand years of energetic use.

• support: A cane may be needed if the tree is not sturdy enough to support the guard without bending.

• stand: Just make sure it is sturdy enough to stand on its own.

• take: Some pianos with wooden frames, or which are poorly constructed, may not be sturdy enough to take the strain.

Modifies a noun

• footwear: Suggest sturdy footwear, hat, sun cream, waterproof.

• beggar: The Elizabethan view of " sturdy beggars " was distinguished from the " impotent poor " in the legislation.

• uni: Has a sturdy uni directional ratchet operated rotating bezel in mat black.

• tripod: Ensure camera is held very steady on a sturdy tripod or similar.

• ratchet: Hacking movement, magnified date, sturdy ratchet operated rotating bezel.

• boot: Always wear sturdy boots - I would not rotovate in wellies myself.

Modifying Another Word

• yet: Classic Yamaha snare strainer design; simple, yet sturdy.

• extremely: The base is solid lead, making the clamp extremely sturdy.

• very: The body seems very sturdy, with a soldered bottom bow joint.

• pretty: Sir Guy and his cavalry are pretty sturdy tho and not so easy to bring down, and for a while it looked dodgy.

• quite: Remember you do need quite sturdy pins for this.

• so: Oh, stony pasture, Where the tall mullein Stands up so sturdy On its little seed!

Used with adjective complement

• feel: The camera feels sturdy despite its relatively slim profile.

• look: They haven't chewed it ( yet ), but it looks sturdy.

• have: The pillars have sturdy, wide bases, but some of the fittings are a bit less than solid.

• seem: The body seems very sturdy, with a soldered bottom bow joint.