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