Example sentences of "[prep] [art] very [adj] things " in BNC.

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1 Now that is one of the very crucial things and one of the things that we frequently ask groups of people is , ‘ Do you think that one press release is sufficient ?
2 But could I say to the minister that she will be aware that the South Thames tech actually is the first tech to get involved in kids club network and that one of the very useful things that has happened in my constituency is the setting up the first kids after school club in in in Vauxhall .
3 Do you know one of the very first things I noticed and liked in you , was the way you shook one 's hand , and looked straight at one as you said goodbye .
4 Instead it has been one of the very first things to suffer — and that is the scandal of our age .
5 I remember , when I was doing my lifesaving certificates , that one of the very first things that we learnt , was that you have to , as the life sa , the life saver , you had to be in charge of the situation .
6 Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that .
7 Of the very few things that were her own , her chastity mattered most .
8 One of the very special things Christine did for her was to write notes to leave for the tradesmen when Miss Miggs was going to be out when they called — like NO MILK TODAY , THANK YOU , or ONE SMALL LOAF , PLEASE .
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