Example sentences of "[noun] of [adj] [coord] very " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gallup Poll data showed that in these four elections , 79% or more of upper-middle-class voters and 69% or more of middle-class voters cast their votes for the Conservative party , while more than 50% of working-class and very poor voters voted for the Labour party . |
| 2 | If code switching is a regular feature of all speech styles in British black English , except perhaps the most formal , then the index of each speaker will actually be based on two distinct , discontinuous stretches of speech ; one which will have a Patois index of 100 or very close , ( i.e. no Patois features , because it is actually not meant to be Patois , but " English " ) and another — the Patois part — which will have a Patois index closer to 0 . |
| 3 | There is a clear excess over expectation of cyanogenic forms in the areas of high and very high mollusc density and of acyanogenic forms in the areas of very low mollusc density . |
| 4 | For many years Barnhaven produced seed strands of a wide range of hardy and very beautiful polyanthus , primroses and auriculas . |
| 5 | Well they er sort of that or very dark grey . |
| 6 | A straight line can be defined as a curve of infinite or very large radius . |
| 7 | In sum , then , one can say little more on the basis of the scanty information available than that Molla Yegan appears to have abandoned his official posts by at least 844/1440–1 ; to have returned from his journey to the Hijaz , in company with Molla Gurani , whom he presented at the Ottoman court , not earlier than alter the pilgrimage of 844/1441 but very possibly not much later ; if not to have continued to be a figure of some importance in the state until at least 857/1453 , to have re-emerged as such then , though without , apparently , holding any official post ; and to have died at some time alter that date , perhaps in 878/1473–4 . |
| 8 | Some teachers and writers , perhaps carried away by behaviourist doctrine in the narrower sense , or thinking only in terms of sequential and very logically organized subject-matter , have over-emphasized what is involved and over-simplified the usefulness and effectiveness of " specifying objectives " . |
| 9 | It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance . |
| 10 | ‘ We have some problems with some of his views on a number of major and very controversial issues , ’ said a chemical company spokesman . |
| 11 | The number of old and very old people in Scottish psychiatric hospitals accounts for much of the difference in bed numbers on the two sides of the border and reflects the poor provision of local authority run places for elderly confused people in Scotland . |
| 12 | The variant patterns seen in the developing countries , except Mauritius , may reflect poor data quality , or it may be that , in these countries , apart from births of first and very high order , number of previous births is not a strong determinant of the viability of a fetus of 28 or more weeks . |
| 13 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |