Example sentences of "'s [vb pp] a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's come a very long way to see what you 've got to say as well as hear the stories . |
| 2 | If you make a mistake , it 's just not possible to go back and retrieve it , and for a selector to say , ‘ Well , I do n't think this person 's made a very good case , I 'm sure if we gave them another chance they would make a better one . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah he 's made , he 's made a very good job |
| 4 | So what they had done it had a big slab there and it had got on it er The World 's Largest Slate Mine , and perhaps you 've seen it yourself they 've rubbed the T off and they put V and somebody 's done a very good job of it er in the same paint and everything . |
| 5 | We also have concerns about how it could erm fit in to er the countryside erm of the area er with particular reference to erm paragraph thirty three of P P G three which states that erm the net effect of any new settlement will be to enhance the environmental cause only modest environmental impact , the area in Hambledon , as Mr Wincup outlined yesterday erm is occupied essentially by the vale of York , it 's an essentially flat and rolling landscape , er the intensification of agriculture 's produced a very open landscape erm in that area erm there are few erm landscape elements to reduce into visibility , erm there are no significant areas of derelict land which could be , which would be reclaimed or enhanced erm by a new settlement , erm and the Council believes that it would be very difficult to assimilate a new settlement into this landscape , and it would be er visible over extensive areas , to touch on erm the point raised by erm the panel about self sufficiency and self containment erm I think it 's recognized in the explanatory memorandum , erm to policy H two that a new settlement will need to maintain social and economic links with a city , erm perhaps from some , this statement is explicit that erm York will continue to exert considerable influence in terms of employment , social , and community links , erm and it 's unlikely that facilities which have provided a new settlement will divert much , if an , if er any , erm of this er demand for travel . |
| 6 | Ken 's got a very retentive brain has n't he ? |
| 7 | He 's got a very good serve , but the percentage of points he makes from the baseline is better than with the volley . |
| 8 | The big prize looks sure to be decided by a special scoring table which will gauge which man performs best on the night at Crystal Palace and Christie insisted : ‘ Colin 's got a very good chance I reckon only Zelezny and Morceli will challenge him . ’ |
| 9 | The bookies are probably quite pleased to have him back because he 's got a very loyal following of er , of people who 'll put bets on him |
| 10 | I mean , he 's got a very dubious past ai n't he ? |
| 11 | I think it has a rather shaky present here but it 's got a very solid present in other countries at the moment , where I think feminism is one of the most dynamic movements . |
| 12 | He 's got a very nice vehicle . |
| 13 | I was going absolutely eppy This is in the middle of class , I was going eppy And she goes and I goes , oh yes just cos daddy 's got a very nice car and you live in Inkborough like this ! |
| 14 | ‘ Alison 's got a very individual style , so I 've learnt to expect the unexpected , I thought she looked fabulous . ’ |
| 15 | He 's got a very nasty streak . |
| 16 | THINKS Well , it 's all right for HIM … he 's got a very cushy number … he 's not lonely … he 'd got : 1 . |
| 17 | Anyway Catherine 's got a very small part in it . |
| 18 | A lot of people think of him mooching around sullenly , but he 's got a very dry wit and also has great ability as a mimic . |
| 19 | I mean that 's got a very open weave texture . |
| 20 | It 's got a very thick safety glass door on it so you can see what the little dears are doing but ca n't hear them . ’ |
| 21 | And he 's got a very considerable sense of humour . ’ |
| 22 | I can tell you , he 's got a very short fuse . |
| 23 | So er he 's got a very short memory . |
| 24 | And Edwyn 's got a very old Jazzmaster which we used . |
| 25 | He 's got a very sweet tooth . |
| 26 | Carl said he , he looked er well er , his face did , it were very he 's got a very poxy skin . |
| 27 | no but she said it look 's much bigger , she 's got a very big broom cupboard |
| 28 | But John Major should get a moustache , he 's got a very funny lip has n't he ? |
| 29 | ‘ Not unless she 's had a very nasty prolapse ! ’ |
| 30 | Well , Derek had another winner , he 's had a very good week Pam , by his standards . |