Example sentences of "[verb] a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we are tackling a very big warren it is probable that only the most likely of the bolt-holes will have been fitted with purse nets , simply because insufficient nets are available . |
| 2 | It causes sores on the lips , face , eyes , and mouth , on the genitalia , occasionally elsewhere on the skin , and rarely causes a very serious infection in the central nervous system of the newborn . |
| 3 | It 's being it is being prescribed t for huge numbers of people , it 's being promoted as a very safe drug , it 's a very profitable drug , and we already know that it causes a very large number of quite serious side effects . |
| 4 | Malcolm had designed a very nice women 's mac . |
| 5 | The Government has won a very important victory . |
| 6 | The child was not present : her father had taken what he termed a very tired little princess upstairs , given her her bath and put her to bed . |
| 7 | I thought the two rivers both rising on Plynlimmon and then flowing their separate ways like brother and sister then meeting down under the Severn Bridge — I thought that provided a very nice theme for this beautiful border country |
| 8 | and he always provided a very smart car , and the first policeman to drive the police car was his own chauffeur , who left him and joined the police force . |
| 9 | It was instead the product of a partnership between a county council which provided industrial estates and infrastructure , a district council which provided public sector housing and infrastructure and two major developer builders working in tandem who provided a very large element of private housing . |
| 10 | In no way a carbon copy of the Windows application , the DOS package has its own features and failings destined to attract a very different audience . |
| 11 | These indicate the remains of a tower , and , together with the corbels and tympanum , suggest a very fine church in the twelfth century . |
| 12 | It will be seen that these explanations of transmission teaching and its associated connection with teaching quality ( or rather , its lack ) , suggest a very different set of policy implications than those currently in political fashion . |
| 13 | Her hair was cut aggressively short , accentuating the sharp point of her jaw and she was cradling a very small baby . |
| 14 | The above figures summarise a very difficult year for all in the group . |
| 15 | All the 90 companies reporting listed a very high success rate ( 75%–90% ) in all five areas . |
| 16 | The new design results from the transition to transverse engines on the Safrane , necessitating a very compact gearbox layout . |
| 17 | For any really valuable aesthetic results to follow from these new skills , composers will need a very intimate knowledge indeed of the instruments at their disposal . |
| 18 | Prune out the stem and take it into the shed where you can sit down comfortably to prepare the cuttings — they will have to be made very carefully , and you will need a very sharp knife . |
| 19 | However desirable this might be , in a highly complex and differentiated society such as ours this undertaking would need a very long time given our present methods , resources and interests . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd need a very loud voice , ’ the man said , unperturbed , ‘ because the phone has n't been installed yet . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't need a very big back pack because all it 's got to carry is my |
| 22 | Well actually we would n't need a very big one would we ? |
| 23 | Any flowers can be used , but take care to get the scale exactly right — using just one very large flower can look rather out of place , and if the flowers you wish to use are tiny , it will need a very complicated design to fill the card . |
| 24 | Er so you would you would need a very heavy rectification programme to sh to ensure , not just that you had enough cadres , but that the cadres were going in with , with the right attitudes . |
| 25 | I looked down the other scores and confirmed that Jack was in about twentieth place , so he would need a very special round today to force his way back among the leaders . |
| 26 | but it does highlight a need and I 'm not going to tread on the Treasurer 's toes in this instant but certainly that will add to the financial burden of running the Association but if its to increasing its lobbying power and authority over those in positions of influence , then above all we do need a very large membership . |
| 27 | The Steam Tank has no armour saving roll — instead its thick iron skin is represented by a very high toughness of 10 , and enemies will need a very high strength to stand any chance of crushing or piecing its armoured shell . |
| 28 | These clusters , which have been made readily available to agencies , provide a very useful ‘ shorthand ’ for analysing and describing relevant markets or brands covered by TGI , since the data provide a direct link between brand or product use and media use . |
| 29 | They establish a structured approach to the management of health and safety and make more explicit what employers have to do to comply with the general duties of the Health and Safety at Work Act and as such they provide a very useful tool in our efforts to improve health and safety at work . |
| 30 | In addition to ITV1 , Channel 4 and BSkyB , there are also cable TV services which can , in theory , provide a very wide range of continental channels , as well as the full range of UK-originated and UK satellite services . |