Example sentences of "[conj] very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most of it was concerned with family resemblances , which were sometimes not purely physical but characterological as well , and often to dead or very distant relatives . |
| 2 | Part of the college course was to do a child study of a baby or very young child : Sara studied her own sister . |
| 3 | In a typical year it supports some three hundred brand new or very young ventures . |
| 4 | Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children . |
| 5 | Each line had its speciality ; it might comprise exceptionally small girls , or very tall ones , or talented acrobats , but whatever the speciality , all could sing and dance . |
| 6 | The advantage of the Dupli-Carver is its low cost and efficiency for one off 's and medium quantities in simple or very complex shapes . |
| 7 | Unless some specific provision is made limiting the power of a tribunal to hear claims involving large sums or very complex issues , it will be for the employee to choose the forum in which he will pursue his claim . |
| 8 | Once an abscess has burst or been lanced it should be bathed off twice daily with warm salty water or very mild Dettol solution . |
| 9 | The Moscow agreement was effectively dead and the most sensible move would be for the UN to sponsor simultaneous withdrawal of American and Russian forces to be followed by the establishment of a unified Korean government — ‘ It might not be a very democratic or very efficient Government , but almost anything would be better than the present absurd and dangerous division . ’ |
| 10 | Generally , they are either very active working dogs , or very excitable ones , who work incredibly hard even though they do n't really achieve anything . |
| 11 | A grated 2.5cm ( 1″ ) cube of Edam or low-fat hard cheese mixed with Dijon mustard , 1 tablespoon plain , virtually fat-free yoghurt and black pepper ; or grated raw white cabbage , carrot and celery , 1 chopped pineapple ring , 1 tablespoon peanuts and raisins mixed with 1 tablespoon plain virtually fat-free fromage frias ; or very low-fat cottage cheese mixed with finely grated carrot , 1 tablespoon raisins , a dash of lemon juice and 2 teaspoons finely chopped onion ; or bread spread thinly with peanut butter topped with chopped or grated apple and sprinkled with lemon juice . |
| 12 | Discard light , over-marked or very dark colours . |
| 13 | Overall , the vast majority of the older age groups , 91 per cent of those aged 65 — 74 and 88 per cent of those aged 75 + , felt they were leading a fairly or very healthy life . |
| 14 | The latter is a term used to refer to former ‘ white ’ areas of pre-independence Zimbabwe and are commercial farmlands , while the Communal Lands are peasant farming areas , of which nearly 27 per cent are subject to extensive or very extensive erosion , which compares with only 1.6 per cent of the General Lands . |
| 15 | I 'm not a fast or very good sketcher , evident by the early stages of the demonstration piece ! |
| 16 | I 'm not a fast or very good sketcher , evident by the early stages of the demonstration piece ! |
| 17 | The usual qualification required for admission to study for a research degree and for some taught postgraduate courses is a first degree with an excellent or very good classification ( first or upper second class honours in the UK ) . |
| 18 | Anyone with new route information , suggestions or very good photos should contact . |
| 19 | They are wonderful with good or very good orchestras , but with a top orchestra they seem to have both hands bound ! |
| 20 | ‘ Because my most enduring memory of you is late nights , or very early mornings , smelling of bars and gutters , still high from whatever dangerous moment you 'd recently enjoyed . |
| 21 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 22 | ‘ Or very ripe figs , ’ drawled Francis . |
| 23 | If there are too many hypotheses with the same or very similar scores , and the cost of the path increases with its length then the algorithm will explore the search space on a broad front , regardless of the accuracy of the estimate . |
| 24 | The anxiety created by the boredom of being locked all night and most of the day in a stable or very small yard with little to look at , forces the horse to create some activity for itself which will help relieve the boredom . |
| 25 | Thus birth control groups during the inter-war period were careful to argue that the use of birth control would not necessarily lead to an increase in childlessness or very small families , but rather would result in better planned families and healthier mothers and children . |
| 26 | And this year there 's been very little change altogether , you may have noticed that or very little change at all . |
| 27 | It is probably fallacious to assume that at every level a pebble beach was formed : if the rocks eroded are weak , such as clay , or both fairly weak and chemically attacked by the sea , such as certain types of limestone , there may well have been no or very little beach material formed . |
| 28 | We would n't have had no dialogue with British Coal or very little dialogue . |
| 29 | For example , a sandy soil or very shallow soil . |
| 30 | There are heavy frames , light dainty frames , expensive frames and inexpensive but still attractive ones , as well as older styles or very modern designs . |