Example sentences of "very [adj] and [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cost of provision of such sewers and the associated easements can be very high and therefore affect site value . |
| 2 | Oliver poured orange juice , drank half of it in the kitchen while looking very thoughtful and then carried Rain 's to the bedroom . |
| 3 | I am very , very relieved and obviously taking advice on the next steps because naturally I am not going to leave it at this . ’ |
| 4 | Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ The course is a very tight and long links course . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She was a tall , bespectacled spinster , who was very capable and well understood child psychology . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A combination of lax discipline and hostile attitudes on the part of both parents encourages very aggressive and poorly controlled behaviour in their offspring . |