Example sentences of "but [adv] [art] very [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair parted at the centre and scraped back in a pony tail , Mara was there as usual , fussing over her regulars , but still the very soul of discretion . |
| 2 | Batsmen not only ignore the defence of their stumps but also the very presence of the wickets behind them . |
| 3 | But now the very thought of Anderson was abhorrent . |
| 4 | It was impossible to avoid each other in such a hectic department , but fortunately the very business of it meant that any and every contact was necessarily fairly brisk . |
| 5 | under the most absolute state , use and wont , custom and tradition , social authority underived from the state but instead the very ground of political power , were far more effective forces in the organization of communal life … |