Example sentences of "[vb past] very [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not specially noticed the heat before but now she did as droplets of sweat formed themselves on her forehead and her upper lip , as sweat in a single long drop rolled very cold and insinuating down between her breasts . |
| 2 | She still felt very tired and run down , but her excuse was neatly removed by Glyn when she pointed out that she did n't feel quite up to driving . |
| 3 | Forty minutes was enough , but after a shower and a breakfast of fruit and cups of tea I felt very sprightly and strolled out to the row of shops nearby . |
| 4 | Sir Ralph became very angry and stormed out . |
| 5 | When she did this , all the men in the theatre got very excited and stood up . |
| 6 | She sat very upright and looked down at her green lap and the bronze toes of her boots , and the brown silk handbag on a gilt chain which contained a handkerchief , a phial of sal volatile and some of Aunt Emily 's calling cards in a mother of pearl case , since she had none of her own . |