Example sentences of "[is] very [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact the arms-race idea , in its purest form , suggests that there should be absolutely zero progress in the success rate on both sides of the arms race , while there is very definite progress in the equipment for success on both sides . |
| 2 | Yes , that is correct erm in my experience er both being erm on armed incidents er the adrenalin flow is tremendous , the officers are erm concentrating one hundred and fifty percent on their task in hand and it is very tiring work . |
| 3 | One is very pure satire , and he comes up with this idea as well . |
| 4 | Erm at Hornbeam Park at er at Harrogate which is very recent office park , er had a density of forty two workers per hectare , whereas erm Lane Industrial Estate at Ripon which is a traditional sort of market town trading estate had a density of only thirteen |
| 5 | But erm the car represents if you like , the Seven Up colour is very strong green , and it is an environmental issue too which is quite erm nice at this stage . |
| 6 | She said , ‘ My brother is very strong Chapel . |
| 7 | A weightlifting official , who preferred to remain anonymous , told Reuters : ‘ There is very strong opposition between Alexeyev and Kurlovich . |
| 8 | We think there is very strong ground for saying that it does , and that by recognising both potential criminal origins in section 211 and then by channelling all judicial review applications together by section 21K under Order 53 , the legislature was providing for all . |
| 9 | There is very strong feeling about this issue and , although the Government are urgently considering the matter that has recently arisen , the vast majority of people expect those who are supposed to pay the community charge to do so . |
| 10 | The darts can be treated as having BS 60 ( this is very close range ) and S 1 . |
| 11 | Clearly , there is very great diversity , ranging from sporadic protests , riots and rebellions or coups d'état , to the more continuous activities of organized political parties , but most of these phenomena can , I think , be subsumed under two broad categories which I shall refer to as ‘ social movements ’ and ‘ organized political formations ’ . |
| 12 | All this is very small change but very typical of our brother . |
| 13 | It is very much commoner , everywhere , than it used to be — Central and Northern European populations have increased two- , three- or even fourfold . |
| 14 | Yes I mean it 's , it is very much growing out of that . |
| 15 | the on-line difference : in hypertext the on-line form is the primary form , and any paper form is very much secondary . |
| 16 | Only Salman Rushdie who — no disrespect intended — is very much British-based . |
| 17 | So aggression is very much part of the horse 's biological heritage . |
| 18 | As can be imagined , in a place with such grand fishing traditions , people who go there regularly often become associated with particular lochs ; and that is very much part of the charm of fishing at Scourie . |
| 19 | In this country in particular , racing is very much part of the publicity . |
| 20 | Brazil is a huge country and the car — and hence competitive cars — is very much part of national life . |
| 21 | If such an assessment of the impact of retirement on women can be made by such an eminent female writer , it is perhaps not unnatural that the idea is very much part of our dominant social attitudes . |
| 22 | Tamayo 's insistence on using new materials to construct his prints is very much part of a long tradition in modern art . |
| 23 | This is not a book about theoretical astronomy , but I must say something about the way in which a star radiates , because it is very much part of the overall story . |
| 24 | I rarely go to her house and I do n't think she 's ever been to my flat , but our friendship is very much part of our working lives . |
| 25 | Structurally , and in terms of day-to-day duties , the DCSL is very much part of the library service . |
| 26 | It is very difficult to predict what developments are likely in the future except for communities to realise more and more that this issue is very much part of the struggle for human rights and that perhaps the specific right to one 's mother tongue is something multilingual communities need to think about when they go to the ballot box . |
| 27 | Physical damage to buildings and office equipment and data is very much part of the cost . |
| 28 | The club night is very much part of ’ talking DJ ’ dance culture , with Pete winding the audience up , making dedications over the PA and observations that would make all but the most committed sexist cringe ’ Hello ! |
| 29 | We noted , amongst other things the following : 1 ) That WFS despite any ( credible ) protestations to the contrary , is very much part of the wider reformist ( counter-revolutionary ) Labour movement . |
| 30 | Giving and taking jibes and insults is very much part of being a footie fan ; usually it 's fun . |