Example sentences of "and [verb] a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do well to remember that many can live incredibly full lives and develop a very extensive range of sympathy and understanding , who live only within a geographically and culturally restricted circle . |
| 2 | Well there 's three men crouching round them now , as Tufnell comes to bowl to , who covers up and plays a very certain spec defensive shot . |
| 3 | Complementing our recreational work , this interpretation is particularly suited to dance and fitness studio/leisure centre facilities and plays a very important part in the promotion and furtherance of Medau movement . |
| 4 | By borrowing Chinese cameras , and gaining access to more sophisticated foreign models that had been ‘ liberated ’ from bourgeois homes by the Red Guards , he gradually mastered the art and became a very proficient photographer . |
| 5 | I agreed and I put him under training for Mosquito , and to the best of my knowledge ( and this is only a guess ) he did over 70 sorties , got himself at least one DFC , if not two , and became a very worthwhile member of the Pathfinder Force . |
| 6 | Griffith was transferred to other work and became a very famous engine designer . |
| 7 | Saga pioneered this market and became a very large company on the basis of it . |
| 8 | And we are all robbers and make a very good living from that . |
| 9 | They always look attractive and make a very welcome change from vol-au-vents at a party . |
| 10 | The House can accommodate up to 22 persons and offers a very high standard of comfort . |
| 11 | The House can accommodate up to 22 persons , and offers a very high standard of comfort . |
| 12 | PRINCESS Alexandra toured a veterinary centre in Liverpool yesterday — and met a very special pooch called Lassie O'Neill . |
| 13 | PRINCESS Alexandra toured a veterinary centre in Liverpool and met a very special pooch called Lassie O'Neill . |
| 14 | The ambassador and his wife were very pleasant , and as the Ambassador stood up and made a very impressive speech in Chinese , I thought him a distinct improvement on his confrère in the Hague ! |
| 15 | Until the mid-1970s these types of study dominated the field ( Coppock and Duffield , 1975 ) and produced a very useful baseline for further work . |
| 16 | Because the people of really did n't feel they 'd been consulted , I , I carried out a little survey of my own and got a very good response . |
| 17 | Besides that she can hardly read and write and has a very dirty house and weird friends . |
| 18 | John always explains what he has done and has a very pleasant personality . |
| 19 | Their dominant leader is Mr Marco Pannella , a deep-bronzed , ever-smiling man known as l'altissimo , because he is very tall and has a very grand manner . |
| 20 | This paper is an evening paper and has a very high readership . |
| 21 | ‘ Mrs Allan is young and beautiful , and has a very sweet smile ! |
| 22 | The engine appears to be in good order having recently had an upper cylinder overhaul and new valves and has a very modest oil consumption . |
| 23 | There was no other option as the Hurseys live in a known highrisk parvovirus area and carrying around a Great Dane puppy in a blanket to acclimatise him to street life — as one might with Yorkshire terrier pup — is hardly practical AND needs a very large owner ! |
| 24 | He can choose his own projects and lives a very private life . |
| 25 | As we stepped through the portal , we left the late Mughal haveli behind and entered a very different world : inside we were confronted by a gleaming pink boudoir that could have been the dressing-room of a 1950s Hollywood film star . |
| 26 | She opened it , and found a very small cake with the words EAT ME on it . |
| 27 | But he put all his cards on the table in his two appearances , and looks a very complete player . |
| 28 | The fact that there is something quite new and of a different quality means that we will rapidly discard the old and move into the new , just as colour television sets were substituted for black and white , and created a very high growth rate over a period of years . |
| 29 | ‘ We are confident we can meet ACL 's requirements and provide a very high level of service , not only to ship owners but also to hauliers , ’ he said . |
| 30 | The staff are all experienced nursery/playgroup workers and provide a very high standard of child care . |