Example sentences of "[det] be a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They write in an epilogue : ‘ This is a very misleading and dangerous assumption . ’ |
| 2 | This is a very unhappy thing for a mother … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This is a very unhappy area . |
| 4 | This is a very sad place where the body was found . |
| 5 | This is a very sad day for Northumbria Police , ’ he added . |
| 6 | Hardly feel it , that 's as much as I would , this is a very low mass , it 's quite small . |
| 7 | This is a very laborious and exacting technique and , to date , it has only been used with a few plants . |
| 8 | Yes , if , if , if you can involve him more , but obviously this is a very nerve-racking situation , and er , the description was great , please |
| 9 | This is a very helpful rule of thumb ! |
| 10 | This is a very taxing issue . |
| 11 | This is a very practical consideration . |
| 12 | This is a very appealing theory but scarcely seems to be borne out by the facts ; after all , we dream about all sorts of things which in no way do we wish to experience in real life . |
| 13 | There 's also a phase inversion switch for correcting old processors , which might have problems with their input and output phasing , although I 'd admit this is a very rare case . |
| 14 | In fact , this is a very rare event . |
| 15 | This is a very timid wrasse and only swims short distances in open water , between patches of seagrass or around the edges . |
| 16 | Naturally this is a very emotional moment , but we try to remain calm . |
| 17 | This is a very comprehensive development tool allowing the engineer to make an entry at virtually any level in the design phase of a DSP based product . |
| 18 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |
| 19 | ‘ This is a very strange breed , is n't it ? ’ the judge said to the owner . |
| 20 | I opened a bottle of wine , I know this is a very strange question , but when somebody brings a bottle of wine , do you open that first , or do you open ? |
| 21 | Surely this is a very reasonable price to pay for the knowledge that if anything falls apart ‘ up there ’ it wo n't be you . |
| 22 | This is a very reasonable idea , as it should eliminate effects due to different intensity or colour . |
| 23 | Actually this is a very warm room I think , this one . |
| 24 | On the face of it , this is a very substantial flow of funds , being approximately twice the increase in building society funds . |
| 25 | It seems to me that this is a very substantial and serious impairment of Mr Frank 's movements . |
| 26 | This is a very defensive position and will prevent a relaxed atmosphere from being established . |
| 27 | This is a very blunt instrument . |
| 28 | Again , this is a very rough estimate , because it might just be , for example , that you have a narrow , small frame , but very large feet underneath it all ! |
| 29 | This is a very simple variation of the basic vinaigrette dressing on p31 , using a flavoured vinegar for added interest . |
| 30 | This is a very simple form of communication , and one that we use ourselves . |