Example sentences of "be have a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we 're having a very successful year I 'm pleased to say . |
| 2 | With 20 : 20 vision , hindsight is very easy , but if only some of the things that are now happening at Asfordby had been accepted more readily a few years ago , we might well have been having a very different debate today . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , we are having a very nice time , thank you . ’ |
| 4 | Another aim , often hinted at , but rarely stated explicitly , was to counter the threat of early sexual and marital relationships — to help the young people ‘ when they are having a very hard time , physically and often morally ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Bangkok , Islamabad , Kabul , Bogotá , Miami , Mexico City , Tijuana , San Diego , Bahamas , Ocho Rios , Ankara , Sofia — Andropulos playing both sides of the fence with those last two , the ethnic Turks are having a very bad time in Bulgaria just now , but Andropulos would n't let that interfere with his business interests — and Amsterdam . |
| 6 | This has had its effects on tourism and many Welsh attractions are having a very lean time . |
| 7 | I feel exactly as if I were having a very prolonged dream but every time I come out of it I 'm so tired I fall back into it again . |
| 8 | They were having a very settled patch of weather . |
| 9 | The proposal is to have a very broadly-based qualification at level II , while the general SVQ at level III will encourage more specialisation by including modules in agriculture , horticulture , forestry , and environmental conservation . |
| 10 | The list could go on , and it may indeed be appropriate to add to or subtract from it , but it is to be hoped that the general point is clear enough — that our first need is to have a very clear level of self-awareness about existing management structures and processes as a precondition for undertaking a review of these elements . |
| 11 | I knew in one case that every Saturday morning I would get a letter from a lad who was having a very trying time at an operational training unit , and he begged me week after week , I eventually relented and brought him back ; he nearly went through and completed a second Pathfinder tour . |
| 12 | The car tax was having a very negative effect on car sales and taken together the Chancellor 's proposals could have a positive impact on consumer confidence . ’ |
| 13 | A barman who saw the dance at Berwick 's Quarterbeck Club said last night : ‘ She was having a very enjoyable time and was clearly the life and soul of the party . |