Example sentences of "do [prep] the very [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Then he raised his wings and lifted himself up as Slorne had done to the very top of his cage .
2 Best done at the very start of an investigation .
3 The rig change is done at the very end of the turn which will involve a few seconds of clew first sailing
4 This was partly because each brand of typesetting machine tended to have a different way of preparing the bit-map , but it also had to do with the very nature of the technique : rotating the letters , making them larger or smaller , or altering them in any way involved a new bit-map .
5 And perhaps that has something to do with the very nature of an ex-patriate community .
6 The first , having to do with the very nature of the notations , is that some of them have certainly been added at a later date .
7 The Pentland Hills are viewed increasingly as an area with high recreational potential , lying as they do on the very doorstep of Edinburgh .
8 At least she would n't either bully or patronise him , his usual lot amongst the cathedral clergy , ranking as he did at the very bottom of the cathedral hierarchy .
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