Example sentences of "very [adj] and [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken , in the event neither fulminated nor frothed , and managed to restrict himself to a 15-minute speech in which he advanced some very cogent and well measured arguments for preventing bolting gaining the same sort of prominence it has in other countries — notably France and America . |
| 2 | We are being presented with two very different and dramatically opposed visions . |
| 3 | The cost of provision of such sewers and the associated easements can be very high and therefore affect site value . |
| 4 | But unfortunately unless this restraint is very clear and firmly upheld children will rapidly learn , by making a great scene , particularly in public , that they can get their own way . |
| 5 | Oliver poured orange juice , drank half of it in the kitchen while looking very thoughtful and then carried Rain 's to the bedroom . |
| 6 | I am very , very relieved and obviously taking advice on the next steps because naturally I am not going to leave it at this . ’ |
| 7 | Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle . |
| 8 | He was met on the platform in the early hours of the morning by Minton and Henrietta , both looking very ill and both clutching bottles of whisky . |
| 9 | Although a very elaborate and well executed mosaic however , the saltire pavement — which in one form or another possesses most of the motifs typical of this integral group — is certainly not an isolated example of such richness . |
| 10 | ‘ The course is a very tight and long links course . |
| 11 | Mortadella is the most popular Italian example of the scalded sausages ; it is usually very large and always contains chunks of fat in the smooth meat paste . |
| 12 | It has been shown in the experimental literature on the prisoners ' dilemma game that the strategy of ‘ tit for tat ’ is a very effective and frequently chosen way of sustaining co-operation even though it is far simpler than Abreu 's strategies ( and neither subgame perfect nor renegotiation-proof ) . |
| 13 | Mettwurst is similar to Teewurst but is always made from a mixture of pork and beef , is very smoky and often contains paprika to give it a more spicy flavour . |
| 14 | Traffic 's very slow on the M four westbound at junction six , that 's the turnoff for Slough and on the M twenty five in both directions , between junctions fourteen and sixteen , there 's very heavy and slow moving traffic , that 's between Heathrow and the M forty . |
| 15 | The boats ( called optimists — very small and faintly resembling bathtubs ) were tied up in a line , with one end attached to the floating quay and the other tied to the side of the reservoir some distance away . |
| 16 | He is clearly a very disturbed and emotionally rejected child because he deliberately urinates on the carpets and bedding , refuses to go to bed or stay in his own bed . |
| 17 | He is clearly a very disturbed and emotionally rejected child because he deliberately urinates on the carpets and bedding , refuses to go to bed or stay in his own bed . |
| 18 | She was a tall , bespectacled spinster , who was very capable and well understood child psychology . |
| 19 | But these old maps are not very accurate and often show countries much larger or smaller than they really are . |
| 20 | Since it is the poet himself who is the subject , the poem comes across as a very genuine and deeply moving piece of work which regards the real feelings and fears of one who is in the process of losing his own life , rather than , as convention would have it , those of one who has lost another . |
| 21 | A combination of lax discipline and hostile attitudes on the part of both parents encourages very aggressive and poorly controlled behaviour in their offspring . |