Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] the very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This requires a broad curriculum with a rich choice of learning opportunities designed to suit the very wide range of individual needs . |
| 2 | This word , together with ‘ in me ’ , appear in every quatrain serving to establish the very personal relationship of the two concerned , evoking an ambience of intimacy which so rightly suits the theme of old age and approaching death . |
| 3 | Perhaps the two ensembles , playing sometimes together , sometimes in alternation , were used to extend the very short dance pieces , which range in length from 10 to 26 bars ( or double that number if each section is repeated once ) . |
| 4 | In part they seem to be societal — you score no points if you ditch your spouse — but largely they seem to concern the very basic matter of pair-bonding . |
| 5 | The rest of the capital was used to defray the very great costs of restoring the house at St-Cloud and the Chateau de Chavigny in the Loire . |
| 6 | Only very heavy stars have enough matter to produce the very strong gravity of a black hole . |
| 7 | They were used to store the very large volume of offerings and tribute that came in from the townspeople and from the people living in the surrounding countryside ; administrating the inflow and redistribution of this temple tribute was a major function of the Minoan temple . |
| 8 | Forward planning and good communication are the two foundation stones that must be in place to guarantee that people ill with HIV have the best choices and continue to enjoy the very best quality of life , wherever they choose to be . |
| 9 | Therefore , one further reason why policemen dislike dealing with rape might well be that they feel uneasy about having to ask the very personal questions which are necessary in order for the victim to be taken seriously , and on the occasion quoted above the sergeant went on to say that as a result of asking for these very personal details policemen ‘ have had a very bad rap over dealing with rape cases ’ ( FN 16/3/87 , p. 14 ) . |
| 10 | The lengths to which these specialists will go to extract the very last fragment of information are quite extraordinary , some of which are described in detail in chapter 7 . |
| 11 | This study also serves to illustrate the very real need for what is known in healing circles as ‘ psychic protection ’ . |
| 12 | MI6 never appreciated the amount of opposition that existed within Germany to Hitler and the Nazi party in its early days and as a result failed to exploit the very considerable amount of information that was offered to it by well-placed anti-Nazi groups . |
| 13 | I WISH to thank the very kind gentleman who gave me money when my purse was stolen from my handbag while I was shopping at Dunn 's store , St John 's Precinct . |
| 14 | Despite the many improvements that have been made over the years , the poor pay of the farm worker therefore continues to reflect the very many constraints which surround his choice of occupation and employer in many rural areas . |
| 15 | There is , I believe , a strong case for encouraging more administrators from the developing countries to participate in seminars of that sort , while at the same time trying to reduce the very heavy demand that would make on the time of people primarily engaged in other tasks . |
| 16 | ‘ We certainly hope Scottish and UK companies will become involved in the project but we are determined to get the very best expertise , even if it means going abroad , ’ he said . |
| 17 | As he said , he not only had to learn the very complicated lines but also how to copy Coward 's abdominal breathing techniques . |
| 18 | Such ratios serve to show the very great importance an extension of the waterway network had for the movement of heavy and bulky materials . |
| 19 | YOu have to buy the very smallest amounts , like small tins . |
| 20 | Voluntary effort has already been mentioned , but a further comment is required to underline the very large contribution of voluntary agencies in this field . |
| 21 | Here , we need to recall the very broad distinction that has been mentioned in chapter 2 , between historical linguistic theory ( and the theory of change ) on the one hand , and historical linguistic description , on the other . |
| 22 | In these decidedly digital times it is unusual to hear of a new high priced pickup cartridge intended to complement the very best turntable systems available . |
| 23 | We have to make the very unreasonable assumption that the growth rate stays constant during all those 140 years . |