Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such bids are regularly submitted but only account for a very small amount of stock allotted . |
| 2 | The four broad types I have mentioned account for a very large proportion of governmental activity , but each could be divided up into a number of smaller functions . |
| 3 | Launch failures account for a very high proportion of gliding accidents , making cable break practice a very important aspect of glider training . |
| 4 | Well executed joiner work and solid timber nicely matched with face veneers of bulkheads make for a very pleasant ambience in the saloon . |
| 5 | Large leaps make for a very jagged contour , and the total-chromatic is fairly evenly spread , though there is an occasional recurrence of small note-groups . |
| 6 | The guitar 's low profile , slight body and super-thin neck make for a very lightweight playing experience and I could n't detect any balance problems , either . |
| 7 | WHEN your car wo n't go you send for a very nice man from the breakdown services — but what do you do if something 's not quite right in your £1.85 billion reprocessing plant ? |
| 8 | 5 Sprinkle with the sugar and place under a very hot grill for 3–4 minutes until the sugar caramelises . |
| 9 | Cover with buttered paper and a lid , and cook in a very slow oven , gas no. 1 , 290°F. , for about 2 hours . |
| 10 | Shot through with sermonising , piety , and concern for good government , they are ostensibly valuable sources on the law- giving activities of these kings , who appear in a very favourable light . |
| 11 | Goody suggests that written language has two main functions : the first is the storage function which permits communication over time and space , and the second is that which ‘ shifts language from the oral to the visual domain' and permits words and sentences to be examined out of their original contexts , ‘ where they appear in a very different and highly ‘ abstract ’ context' ( 1977 : 78 ) . |
| 12 | I eased the cork out of the bottle very quietly , as if I was a maître d' in a very posh restaurant . |
| 13 | Also available but not illustrated : BOOTS HEAD SUPPORT CUSHION Provides comfort and support for a very young baby . |
| 14 | Systems consist of a very small number of terms which thus constitute closed sets . |
| 15 | Stencils consist of a very thin skin with a plastic coating through which ink will not pass , and a backing sheet . |
| 16 | Place on a baking sheet and bake in a very low oven until crisp . |
| 17 | Bake in a very hot oven , 450F/230C/gas 8 , for about 10 minutes . |
| 18 | Profits er , from oil services were well and educational publishing in the U S er , put in a very strong performance . |
| 19 | One vulture sighting carrion below unintentionally informs all others of its availability by swooping downwards , and thus dozens of vultures arrive at the scene of an animal kill in a very short space of time . |
| 20 | They they put on a very good show and they brought a splendid bus to show |
| 21 | ‘ Humanists depend to a very considerable extent upon libraries , both in their own and other institutions , and upon a network of museums , galleries , and archives ’ ( Information Technology in Humanities Scholarship 1993 : 30 ) . |
| 22 | Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack which they describe as a very nasty injury inflicted after an earlier verbal confrontation . |
| 23 | You look like a very different person very |
| 24 | Begin with a very small amount and watch carefully for reactions — these can sometimes be severe . |
| 25 | Although children begin with a very small vocabulary compared to the adult , they still manage to talk about a large number of things . |
| 26 | I acknowledge that experience has shown that local authority councillors have not sought to assert the right to sue in libel , save in a very small number of cases . |
| 27 | We did in fact get through a very major reduction at Bournville without any forced redundancies . |
| 28 | Mr. Tom Andrews , whom I remember as a very old man , had worked at The White Hart Hotel and even in his old age was in demand if a ham had to be sliced for a wedding or similar function . |
| 29 | I know of a very nice hotel in Seabourne where we can enjoy a fabulous meal and afterwards take a romantic stroll by the sea in the moonlight . ’ |
| 30 | Then collect them and sow in a very shallow container like a dish or bowl containing a mixture of coarse sand and loam or fine peat or potting compost . |