Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , it was a masque , and I wanted , or after a very short while began to want , to play my part . |
| 2 | Although short sticks can be used to jab at close range , longer sticks and chains become almost useless when there is no room to swing them in , or against a very close opponent . |
| 3 | Ortega announced on Nov. 8 that a total of 5,000 officers would be retired in order to bring the full complement of the People 's Sandinista Army ( EPS ) down to 28,000 " immediately or in a very short time " . |
| 4 | Renaissance texts in circulation today are effectively course texts designed , produced , and circulated among students in higher education or among a very small academic elite who make use of institutional libraries . |
| 5 | They were drafted individually , as opposed to many letters that used common forms , most likely by the chancellor himself or by a very senior notary , and were sent closed , which meant that the bulla and the cords were used not just to authenticate document but to close and seal it up . |
| 6 | The only discord , at first acquaintance ( and for a very good reason ) is the apparently overlong undercarriage . |
| 7 | And for a very small number of patients it may also avert a psychiatric disorder . |
| 8 | And I hope that members appreciate as I say , the range and scale of work , which is that , you will also have seen that they 've been able to open now one evening a week , and for a very small service with a budget of about three hundred and fifty thousand pounds , erm they are doing sterling work . |
| 9 | The report proved that she had known him very well indeed , and for a very long time . |
| 10 | The only sensible response to this , Neil decided ruefully , was to keep hold of the cane , and continue to threaten the bully with it , and for a very short space of time they circled around one another — neither man , it soon became plain , really wishing to do more than threaten . |
| 11 | This theme is developed in detail , for the Lorenz equations , in { 35 } , and for a very different system of equations in { 10 } . |
| 12 | I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea . |
| 13 | There was an inevitable lack of interest when rabbit stocks fell after myxomatosis , and after a very short time there was a corresponding fall in the number of ferrets retained for sporting purposes . |
| 14 | She turned abruptly into the fitting-room and after a very short time reappeared , looking as perfect as if she had spent hours dressing instead of minutes . |
| 15 | Exclusive to Club 18–30 and of a very high standard , you 'll find the Aquarium hotel difficult to beat for a fantastic holiday in Majorca . |
| 16 | and with a very similar fabric , then I 'll try and my best to beat their quote . |
| 17 | Clearly this is consistent both with a period of about a day and with a very long period . |
| 18 | Harry King , the winner , was an established athlete , fast out of the blocks and with a very good technique . |
| 19 | Low grade/mixed grade occur in elderly men with a history extending over several years , non-specific local symptoms , no abnormal exploratory or laboratory findings , a gastric infiltrative/ulcerative pattern , limited stage I-II disease , and with a very good response to treatment and prolonged survival . |
| 20 | He is pedigree and from a very good herd of quiet beasts owned by a friend ; the price will be FF8400 ( about £840 ) delivered . |
| 21 | The print , called ‘ Suspense ’ , hung over my parents ' bed and from a very early age I wished that I could have a dog like that — have a look at the picture of my Nip on page 110 . |
| 22 | But at the beginning of Acts , volume two in the drama , we find the story of the ascension related again , and from a very different point of view . |
| 23 | ‘ You shall have both , ’ he promised , and within a very short time they were back in the blissfully cool hotel . |
| 24 | At this meeting there is considerable scope for adjustment , but the process would clearly fail if there were not also an understanding of the need for a consensual solution to emerge , and within a very tight timescale . |
| 25 | The value of the ethological study of apes , monkeys and baboons is what it tells us about apes , monkeys and baboons ; only in very special circumstances , and in a very tentative way , should it be seen as a metaphorical alternative by means of which we can study man himself , as in a mirror . |
| 26 | Later , in bed , she puts her head on his shoulder and in a very small voice apologizes . |
| 27 | The pastime was contagious , as itches often are … that yearning to honour by meticulous craftsmanship — and in a very real sense to shake hands with — the glorious dead … |
| 28 | Nor were any examples found of we or you co-occurring with a singular verb , and in a very real sense it is this constraint which distinguishes the Belfast vernacular concord system from that of other non-standard varieties . |
| 29 | At different levels and in a very real sense , it is ‘ the law of the land ’ . |
| 30 | This debate is about how we will respond and in a very real sense , it 's about the future of the whole trade union movement in Britain . |