Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] very " in BNC.

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1 He became aware that the Boulton & Watt steam-engines installed in so many factories in the first quarter of the nineteenth century could no longer be coaxed to produce more power to meet ever-growing demands , and he came up with a very elegant solution which prolonged the useful life of these engines by many years .
2 He came across as a very angst-ridden man . ’
3 Which was just as well , as this time he came back after a very few minutes .
4 He solved her problem because when he came in with a very satisfied-looking Candace Rainford beside him he came straight over to Maggie .
5 Erm , one thing some people do know that are in this room , and others do n't , and he 's quite embarrassed about this , on the way home from the conference , Matthew and I had a very , very bad accident , on the motorway and we 're both very , very lucky to have survived actually , erm , but erm , unfortunately during the course , well after the accident , Matthew was breathalysed and found to be over the limit and he 's in court actually in the Birmingham area on the twenty second of February , and we 're hoping that he gets off with a very light sentence , but er , we 're both very , very lucky to be here today .
6 but he spoke quickly with a very strong accent and that
7 He does so in a very subtle manner .
8 He kicked off with a very comfortable success in Division One of the Restricted on Jim Papworth 's Melton Park , who made light of his 7lb. penalty in his fourth victory of the season , and followed up in Division Two on Paylins .
9 Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) .
10 Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) .
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