Example sentences of "[conj] a very [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty four residents were transported by taxi to the elegant surroundings of The Admiral 's Rest on Wednesday , 9th December , where a very nice Christmas lunch was served . |
| 2 | Supporters have been visiting the new hospice premises at Harewood House where a very successful coffee morning was attended by over 100 people . |
| 3 | This is never done to motorists , where a very substantial minority of abusers literally get away with murder , despite the existence of technology which could reduce speeds substantially . |
| 4 | A normal-sized portion should be eaten , except in children who have asthma or urticaria , where a very small amount should be tried first , in case there is a severe reaction . |
| 5 | A maid took me into the sitting room , where a very pretty lady with dark hair was working at a typewriter . |
| 6 | To church in morning , where a very large congregation was assembled . |
| 7 | Choose the right Koi and it could be an investment for life — choose the wrong one and you could be a very short — or a very long time regretting your mistake . |
| 8 | If the actual delivery or the birth of the baby had been difficult , traumatic for example a forceps delivery or a very long labour , where the baby and the mum got very tired and exhausted If there 's any , if there 's any congenital amalgamation we can discuss it |
| 9 | ( d ) All the cost information for a project is retained in one or a very small number of files . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the margin scheme applies only to goods sold by taxable dealers who have acquired them from a private individual or a very small dealer or a body exempt from VAT . |
| 11 | One snack should constitute , at most , half a bar of chocolate , or two biscuits or a very small cake ( or anything sweet of around 100–150 calories ) . |
| 12 | Many other studies have been conducted , either in exactly the same or a very similar way . |
| 13 | These words would all have the same or a very similar score and would combine exponentially into word paths . |
| 14 | ‘ I feel women are pushed out of hospital , just as if they 'd had a minor operation , or a very mild illness . ’ |
| 15 | It is usually much more successful to choose either a very pale background that contrasts with medium to dark colours , or a very dark background that sets off very pale and silvery grey shades . |
| 16 | Most farmers , and especially those in DRAs have no , or a very limited product choice . |
| 17 | For example , if a child scores 40 on a test with a mean standardised score of 50 , is this an average score , a poor score or a very poor score ? |
| 18 | Usually , it was a woman or a very young man . |
| 19 | A few moments before he died he rubbed his cheek against our hands desperate for our touch , like a kitten or a very young baby ; in the next he was once again the brave young fighter pilot , and , in a curiously jaunty gesture he put his thumbs up , as though telling control tower he was ready now for take off . |
| 20 | If the hall is too narrow for this and many entrance ways are barely more than a corridor , try to get in a long bench or a very narrow console , or at the very least a stool and a shelf . |
| 21 | ‘ Whether to be a very High Church clergyman with a short lacy surplice , or a very Low Church clergyman with long grey moustaches . ’ |
| 22 | On both occasions the press reported a draw or a very close thing because they were concerned only with the mind , the argument . |
| 23 | ‘ Or a very sacred place , ’ Benjamin replied . |
| 24 | As a result , erm , prices wo n't be quite as volatile as they are in the opposite case , alright , when the world market , and virtually nobody , let's assume that virtually nobody uses the world market to trade in , they 've all got their own agricultural policies , right , just a few countries trade in the world market , it only takes erm , a , a sort of poor harvest , or a very good harvest in any one of these erm , er , sort of protected countries , in order to get rid of this output , they 'll put it on the world market . |
| 25 | For the fox , use sand or a very light shade of tan ( not too dark or it will not show up on a dark background ) . |
| 26 | To overcome this , try using every other needle or a very fine backing yarn . |
| 27 | ‘ Or a very bad wound , ’ Sarah said fearfully . |
| 28 | The six-day Royal Scotsman promoted by the L & R Leisure Group under the trading name The Great Scottish & Western Railway Company , was either a remarkable piece of opportunism , or a very shrewd example of business judgement . |
| 29 | The early deadline gave little time for meetings and collaborative effort , or a very considered response to the new timetabling arrangements . |
| 30 | I remember me getting up about three o'clock in the morning I heard the wind and I got up to look at the stack yard and start to put er bits of pit props and that into the nets and and and the wind was getting that strong the pit props was going flying over me head and I gave it up and made for and it 's certainly not a very high door at Greenspot but or a very big door but it took me all my time to get the door closed . |