Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] be [art] very [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The two other sisters , Miranda and Janet , go radically different ways ; Janet becomes a Tory , while Miranda grows up to be a very conscious feminist .
2 After putting in all those runners the actual bold swing across turns out to be a very small step for mankind .
3 Stepan Verkhovensky 's naked transcendental ‘ They wo n't let you ’ turns out to be a very suitable preface to a logical joke about time and identity .
4 Then he quite literally bumps into someone who turns out to be a very good friend indeed .
5 He should turn out to be a very useful right/full back .
6 It was not their only misinterpretation or a highly complex personality , but it was to turn out to be a very serious one as events were shortly to prove .
7 Here , a British chain store reproduced my original designs in what turned out to be a very successful venture .
8 Although it was very cold and wet , in collaboration with the groups in the parish it turned out to be a very successful evening .
9 Sarat has turned out to be a very conventional young man .
10 That 's right , it may sound a very boring topic but in fact it 's turned out to be a very interesting piece of historical research which I 'm still working on .
11 Piers had set up the garden table and two benches , and they had what turned out to be a very edible meal under the fading sun , with a magnificent view overlooking the still blue sea , with all the night noises playing a symphony around them .
12 Quite glad to abandon what was turning out to be a very wet hunt , she walked with the little girl back to the hotel .
13 However , it turned out to be a very relaxed meeting , so much so that when the private session was over and the press were invited in to take photographs , the Prince said to the Pope , ‘ Let me introduce you to my press corps . ’
14 But it turned out to be a very different experience .
15 It may be that ‘ no action ’ would turn out to be a very wise option based on the experiences of miniaturisation over the last 30 years or so .
16 This turned out to be a very wise precaution . ’
17 It turned out to be a very arty , dimly-lit place , and I was harried constantly by the manager , who wanted me out before he opened up , but somehow I managed to get the job done , and I was quite pleased with it too ’ .
18 For example that of Joe and Biddy which turns out to be a very happy , contented marriage reflecting around home life and this marriage depriving Pip of the chance to propose to Biddy though I think that she would have refused on the grounds that he was still in love with Estella .
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