Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] with a very " in BNC.

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1 He then entered the University College , London , to study zoology and stayed on to work with a very distinguished man , J B S Halldane on the genetics and behaviour of the fruit fly .
2 I wonder if we could just finish with a very brief comment from you in a positive sense as to what would be your advice to somebody that 's unemployed ?
3 Similarly , the families of the mentally ill need help in sudden emergencies when they can not cope with a very disturbed relative , general help in understanding and accepting the nature of the disorder and support if they have to make difficult decisions such as agreeing to the compulsory admission of a severely disturbed relative to hospital .
4 In general , the picture is still painted with a very broad brush and later stages are better characterized than early ones .
5 It is cleverly protected by a lip extending aft from the coachroof , which is also fitted with a very useful grabrail .
6 She coped with the difficult conditions well to finish with a very creditable 2 hrs. 08 .
7 A thin cream called red bole is then painted over the gesso to provide a rich base on which to lay the leaf The area to be covered is then dampened with a very diluted solution of rabbit skin glue , before the gold leaf is carefully positioned and laid down .
8 Residents and shoppers in Girvan were recently confronted with a very smelly problem , as hundreds of fish were left to rot in freezers that had been switched off when a shop closed down and the previous owners omitted to tell the managing agent .
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