Example sentences of "[adj] than very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not teach much , for Fanny describes her own educational level as " no better than very vulgar reading ; or rather spelling , an illegible scrawl , and a little ordinary plain work " . |
| 2 | ‘ We had a glass of wine , but she refused to admit they were anything more than very good friends . |
| 3 | It is not possible to forecast in more than very general terms what the job opportunities will be in three or four years ' time . |
| 4 | These can never be anything more than very rough and ready guidelines . |
| 5 | These initiatives are really no more than very small , first steps towards finding out whether CD-ROM has anything worthwhile to offer schools . |
| 6 | If the flavour of his text so far is to be believed , Bozzy was as much a soldiering man as Coleridge , which is saying less than very little . |
| 7 | His playing is never less than very good , but he does occasionally tend to be a trifle straight-laced in the more contemplative works . |
| 8 | At Bletchley I had begun to satisfy , however pathetically and inadequately , a desire to see the world about me , but then had neither the time nor the money nor the opportunity for anything other than very restricted local journeys . |
| 9 | It is said to be found at depths of around 30 metres and is , therefore , unlikely to be shipped in other than very restricted numbers . |
| 10 | Few guidelines , other than very broad statements such as ‘ the use of culturally valued means to enable people to lead culturally valued lives ’ ( Wolfensberger , 1980 ) exist to translate the new expectations into styles of working practice . |
| 11 | Often recommended for cleaning purposes , to avoid the spread of contamination inherent in the use of cloths , it does not have the mechanical properties necessary for anything other than very light soil removal . |
| 12 | I could not explain how I felt other than very special . |
| 13 | Having started with nothing other than very modest share capital more than 20 years ago , it is now a major player on the UK and international scene . |