Example sentences of "[verb] the very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As such a concentration upon ‘ women as carers ’ neglects the very important contribution of male carers ( Arber and Gilbert 1989 ) . |
| 2 | It was on the tip of Breeze 's tongue to ask what was the matter , but she knew that Susan would condemn that as being too impulsive ; so she endured the very uncomfortable atmosphere for the rest of the drive . |
| 3 | This sets out to offer the full range of Fluka products alongside those of Sigma and Aldrich , but at a scale and price more appropriate to the needs of pilot or development plant , clinical trial or production level , while maintaining the very high levels of quality and service for which all three companies are renowned . |
| 4 | For the discussion of these categories it will be helpful to borrow the very clever metaphors with which Joseph Joachim , the famous 19th-century violinist , characterized the types of staccato as ‘ snow , ‘ rain ’ and ‘ hail ’ . |
| 5 | Mrs Crump made the very tiniest curtsy and then switched her lace to utterly solemn . |
| 6 | It was as if all that we had done … had been a school and a preparation both for that first day in which I suddenly knew how to make one-step dry photographic process and for the following three years in which we made the very vivid dream into a solid reality . |
| 7 | Just the sight of Hong Kong 's skyscrapers and sophisticated city lights made the very last traces of that trust vanish into thin air . |
| 8 | I see no reason why we should not have a pension scheme connected to restructuring , but the aid is supposed to affect the very small farms directly . |
| 9 | The Dents owned the very first car in Baldersdale and that created quite a stir I remember being at school when they first drove it round the place and the teacher brought us all out on to the road to have a closer look at this amazing thing . |
| 10 | A classic dish that benefits from using the very best prunes ( pruneaux d'Agen , see p61 ) and bacon . |
| 11 | It is possible to produce lace from any stitch design , including those meant for Fair Isle , which of course means that you could knit a cardigan or jacket in Fair Isle or jacquard and then knit a lace sweater using the very same stitch pattern to supplement it . |
| 12 | I was using the very fast 12-shot per roll film which estate agents use to make houses look good in the rain . |
| 13 | Using the very latest CAD techniques , we can produce visuals and working drawings for consideration and debate . |
| 14 | Using the very latest hardware and software , together with proven , flow-line techniques and adherence to the highest quality standards , our experienced teams are ready to solve your data capture problems . |
| 15 | Given the very complex nature of France 's post-war politics , especially with regard to Algeria in the late 1950s it is hardly surprising that the SDECE , as the DGSE was then known , has found itself embroiled in numerous scandals . |
| 16 | Given the very recent appointment of a Head of Scientific & Technical Services , it has not been possible to formulate the likely requirements for laboratory computing for 1993/94 , but discussions during 1993 will enable us to plan this work from 1994/95 onwards . |
| 17 | While the success of the NSE students in the universities would confirm the findings of Walker , and Smithers and Griffin , care must be taken in drawing wider conclusions , given the very small numbers of NSE students in the universities in Molloy and Carroll 's study ( only 35 in total ) . |
| 18 | Given the very real threat of political vetting , many in the community think it is better to say nothing than risk the wrath of government . |
| 19 | Most significantly , perhaps , given the very deep commitment here to social justice and equality , moves are under way to establish a modern Socialist party . |
| 20 | Given the very high target he had set himself , he managed to achieve most of his objectives , conveying to the audience the complexity of his subject , and the reasons for its interest . |
| 21 | If the unholy alliance in favour of the National Curriculum is likely to come apart at the seams over the issue of resource , so also , given the very different aspirations of those who support its introduction , there is likely to be a parting of the ways over principles . |
| 22 | Only two patients thought that they had not been told enough , even though one of them had been given the very detailed sheet . |
| 23 | In other words , the requirement of leave may encourage the very sort of applications it is designed to weed out , especially given the very short time limit within which an AJR has to be commenced : it is safer to seek leave even if the applicant expects to settle the claim without further litigation . |
| 24 | Given the very patchy record of companies that have diversified into areas not related to their existing businesses or not requiring similar management skills , corporate managers ought always to bear in mind the option of planned divestment of inevitable dinosaurs with a view to returning cash to shareholders ( see Lorenz , 1988 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ For a start , we got posted the very next day . |
| 26 | I WISH to thank the very kind gentleman who gave me money when my purse was stolen from my handbag while I was shopping at Dunn 's store , St John 's Precinct . |
| 27 | Targeting particular sectors sounds fine , but other strong competitors may already be targeting the very same areas . |
| 28 | After all , mass-produced will always be mass-produced , but the whole point of mass-produced electrics is that you can walk into a store , pick the very best example from a row of several , spend a little money on a great setup , and maybe some pickups , and still save enough over a custom guitar to buy yourself an extremely nice amplifier . |
| 29 | To emphasise the very essential connection between the two modes of being , Hilton introduces the metaphorical interpretation of the Old Testament story of Jacob 's marriage to Leah and Rachel . |
| 30 | Sure , we would like to have everyone available but we must make the very best use of what we have . |