Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was indeed improved if , of necessity , very basic housing , at a rent low enough for the very poor to pay . |
| 2 | Only through a very effective regional policy could these differences perhaps be reduced to an extent that would be compatible with the existence of a monetary union . |
| 3 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 4 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 5 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 6 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 7 | I must emphasise that this is only for the very good golfer . |
| 8 | It is an expedition only for the very fit : weaklings and novices must expect to perish . |
| 9 | He raised his eyes , morosely , as Morse took Dixon 's seat opposite him and pulled another chair alongside for a very blonde young WPC , who amongst other accomplishments was the only person in St Aldate 's HQ with a Pitman shorthand qualification for 130 w.p.m . |
| 10 | In practice there is much overlap and all of the above must be taken only as a very approximate guide . |
| 11 | Norman Davis will be remembered by many with affection not only as a very great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend . |
| 12 | THE villagers listened patiently as a very senior policeman tried to persuade them they could do without their village bobby . |
| 13 | Erm and also to prevent the handicapped people and perhaps for the very elderly it can be a little bit of an adventure . |
| 14 | I have thought so for a very long time . ’ |
| 15 | She says here in Stanton Harcourt there 's been gravel working for more than 30 yearsand that means lorries , dust , noise and a general loss of amenity … so for a very long time people face the loss of the countryside around them . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've worked together for a very long time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You have to remember that Tim , Sue and I have worked together for a very long time now . |
| 18 | Anna and the gipsy woman spoke together for a very long time . |
| 19 | In true pilgrim tradition we prayed and did penance together and we also took our recreation together and we also took our recreation together and so on Wednesday evening we met together for a very happy celebration . |
| 20 | Table 16–2 shows that the first Thatcher government was able to reduce marginal tax rates substantially , especially for the very rich . |
| 21 | Table 16–3 shows a worldwide move to cut tax rates , especially for the very rich . |
| 22 | In Table 16–2 we saw that the Thatcher government succeeded in reducing marginal tax rates , especially for the very rich . |
| 23 | He joined the Puffin Bookshop in the summer of 1985 and quickly established himself as someone with a deep interest in books for children , especially for the very young , and won the hearts of customers , fellow members of staff and publishers visiting the shop , not to mention the many authors and illustrators who gave their time freely for the events and signings at the bookshop . |
| 24 | And this pays in the results you get only after a very long time . |
| 25 | Maybe you were tempted to take handheld shots on telephoto — perhaps with a very good reason , lions in a zoo are not very approachable and often the only way to shoot them in close-up is with a long-focus lens . |
| 26 | This is so notwithstanding the very strong public interest in preserving the life and health of all citizens . |
| 27 | As M3 grew so fast in the early Eighties , its performance can hardly explain the reduction in inflation , which I believe to have been caused by very high and rising unemployment together with a very large and destructive appreciation in sterling . |
| 28 | The most significant part of Grundrisse for our subject is that part which has been published separately in English under the title Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations together with a very valuable introduction by the historian E. Hobsbawm . |
| 29 | Because of the clear survival of settlement earthworks and areas of ridge and furrow in this part of Somerset , together with the very good RAF air photographs of 1947 , we can see the extent and plan of all these settlements . |
| 30 | The youthful Preludes and Fugues of 1856–7 are included , together with the very late set of 11 Chorale Preludes , Op. 122 , impressive for their combination of contrapuntal mastery and romantic feeling . |