Example sentences of "be very [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | That could be very dangerous when a man is genuinely hurt , ’ said Nigel . |
2 | I think they can be very useful because a lot of having monarchy brings , you know , American tourists , a big influx into the country , and whether that 's good or not it 's certainly brings money into the country , so that from that point of view it 's quite good to have them . |
3 | But it would be very odd if a corporation had no means of protecting itself against wrong ; and if its property is injured by slander it has no means of redress except by action . |
4 | But it would be very odd if a corporation had no means of protecting itself against wrong ; and if its property is injured by slander it has no means of redress except by action . |
5 | While the objections to rates are well known , it is difficult to be very confident that a switch to a poll tax will adequately redress these problems . |
6 | I think that er , I 'll be very brief because a lot of it 's already been said , and you 've already , Mr Chairman picked up Mr on his dodgy figures , erm , with his five million , erm , because what that was about , just under three million was actually fulfilling our election pledges , which is something we have noticeably failed to see from this Conservative government . |
7 | I would be very surprised if a property on at nine fifty would be dropped much below nine hundred because , obviously they have a , they have a certain that they need to get and I I 'd be surprised if they 'd go sort of much below fifty pounds less a month than they 've advertised it for . |