Example sentences of "be [v-ing] very " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not supposed to be eating very much for lunch so . |
| 2 | I presumed they would be bringing very formed expectations to the theatre . |
| 3 | ‘ I dare say you wo n't be walking very far , ’ said Eb , smiling at his brother . |
| 4 | The garden must be looking very nice . |
| 5 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
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| 8 | Stating these two objectives , the choice does n't seem easy to me — SoftBench is streets ahead in the market and Thomson would be acting very peculiarly if it did n't use Atherton internally . |
| 9 | ‘ They do n't seem to us to be acting very sensibly , ’ says Thomas , quietly . |
| 10 | But Welsh Local Government Minister Gwilym Jones told the Welsh Tory Conference in Llangollen yesterday : ‘ While we shall be listening very carefully , we see no case at present for departing from the main thrust of our proposals . |
| 11 | Nick said to me , ‘ We do n't seem to be communicating very well . |
| 12 | The main pond has two types of Iris , Water Lily , oxygenating plants and 30 various fish , which all seem to be growing very well , especially the two Golden Orfe . |
| 13 | She said that people had commented on how she seemed to be back to her usual self , and that things seemed to be going very well with her brother and sister-in-law . |
| 14 | The teacher could come out of role , saying " This does n't seem to be going very well for you . |
| 15 | ‘ It seems to be going very well , Karl . |
| 16 | It was n't its actual speed there will be sometimes it will be going very slowly , sometimes it will be going much more quickly but its average speed was sixty miles an hour because at sixty miles an hour it would cover a hundred and twenty miles , which was the distance , in two hours . |
| 17 | David Trippier , the heritage minister , confirmed yesterday that the Department of the Environment would ‘ be considering very carefully , with advice from English Heritage , the need to schedule the remains ’ . |
| 18 | On no account use the airbrakes unless there is time and height to check the actual speed : usually , you will be flying very slowly , and a heavy landing will occur if the airbrakes are used . |
| 19 | You seem to be getting very little thanks for all your hard work . |
| 20 | In situations where tempers are getting raised , we can stand back and make everyone aware of what is happening and the effect on progress : ‘ We all seem to be getting very heated about this , and we 've come a long way from the main issue . |
| 21 | ‘ She seems to be getting very good care where she is . |
| 22 | ‘ I could be getting very fed up with him and his little ways . |
| 23 | He seemed to be getting very religious all of a sudden . |
| 24 | You will be getting very cold weather |
| 25 | It must be getting very obvious , Gina thought , frightened by his frankness and aware that she could n't easily have told someone that . |
| 26 | use the word black seems to be getting very black . |
| 27 | It does n't seem to be getting very warm in here to me . |
| 28 | She seemed to be limping very slightly , something he had failed to notice when they walked to school together . |
| 29 | Great credit is due to all sections of the company which contribute to the retail operation and we will be striving very hard to retain the award by offering the retailer unbeatable service . |
| 30 | Over his shoulder she glanced at the clock over the door — the hands seemed to be moving very fast and she was reluctant to say it was time she was going . |