Example sentences of "[is] [prep] a very " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spectacular cures for iron deficiency are possible with iron sulphate , but the safest way to use it is as a very weak solution — no more that can be heaped on a 1p coin in a full gallon of water — mist-sprayed on just enough to make the leaves glisten , not drench and drip . |
| 2 | The impressive Pinar hotel , our Club Couples base in Turkey , is of a very high standard and boasts excellent facilities . |
| 3 | But the disobedience I am referring to here is of a very particular kind . |
| 4 | The paper of My ABC is of a very high quality , suitable for crayon or felt tip pen . |
| 5 | The hotel is of a very high standard for its grade and is highly recommended — particularly for the care and attention paid to all the guests by the owners Leo and Bert and their small staff . |
| 6 | The quality of work is of a very high standard and shows the great pride that these ancient carvers took in their craft . |
| 7 | But when you can not measure it and express it in numbers , your knowledge is of a very meagre and unsatisfying kind . " |
| 8 | The whole question of nationalism is of a very different order . |
| 9 | Joint research projects with the universities offer the potential for cost-savings , provided that we can offer good facilities here , and that the scientific content of the research is of a very high standard . |
| 10 | Italian Romanesque architecture is of a very high standard of craftsmanship and beauty , differing from French , English or German examples but in general , ahead of these on contemporary development . |
| 11 | The reality is the T U C provides training for more G M B representatives than does our own training programme and very often at considerably less , less cost , and certainly in my region , where we have a very close relationship with the T U , T U C , the training is of a very high standard . |
| 12 | The work is of a very high standard , with several children who have recently joined the school writing something for the first time . |
| 13 | If so , the conclusion is inescapable that he also worked on the Lion and Stag mosaic for , although this mosaic does suggest the presence of another mosaicist ( section 3.8 ) it is of a very similar design and style to the Middleborough example . |
| 14 | The majestic river , bringing life from the sea to mingle with the fresh water coming from the wooded valleys of the Upper Thames , has withdrawn : it is like a very old face , once-beautiful skin shrunk and wizened , hollows and grey lines instead of rosy cheeks . |
| 15 | It 's like a very poor imitation of a boarding school , except that the discipline is much more severe and the food twice as bad . |
| 16 | The journey to Reykjavik is not so good , and , although it is along a very reasonable road , it can be a bit daunting for the newcomer . |
| 17 | Published three times a year and a thousand copies and distributed to all school 's within a very wide area through the Education Authority . |
| 18 | ‘ That path 's in a very dangerous state until it dries out properly . |
| 19 | ‘ Mum 's in a very bad way , poorly all over , real feeble like . ’ |
| 20 | That 's , that 's , that 's in a very small , er short franchise which is very similar to operators in other |
| 21 | ‘ Our first-aider is with him , but he 's in a very awkward position — is the doctor with you ? ’ |
| 22 | She 's on a ve , she 's in a very kind of pretty dress , I could n't imagine him liking that . |
| 23 | I 'm not sure if you 're aware of it , but he is from a very poor background . |
| 24 | If the glider is in a very steep climb this should be reduced slightly before yawing . |
| 25 | Being subjected to it , Offred is in a very good position — literally — to see the hypocrisy of tyranny from underneath . |
| 26 | The ammeter can be left in but may show full deflection if the battery is in a very discharged condition . |
| 27 | ‘ He is in a very critical state , Henry . |
| 28 | On 19 August 1785 the following motion was proposed by Rev Thomas Burgess : ‘ That Farriery is a most useful science and intimately connected with the interest of Agriculture ; that it is in a very imperfect and neglected state , and highly deserving of the attention of all friends of Agricultural economy . |
| 29 | ‘ But Rachel is in a very bad way and is obviously unsure of what happened . ’ |
| 30 | The pulsar is in a very short period , circular orbit . |