Example sentences of "[vb infin] at [art] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shortest priced favourite can stumble and fall at the very first fence while the 100–1 outsider can achieve the ultimate glory . |
| 2 | The hostility that siblings show can therefore commence at a very young age : 2-year-olds become increasingly adept at asking for mother 's help in a sibling conflict and can be quite explicit about what the sibling has done to them . |
| 3 | The machine includes software that can look at the very precise estimates of molecular mass and relate this figure to a certain combination of atomic masses , thus establishing which amino-acid groups are present . |
| 4 | There is , for example , the cultural dictum in many societies that girls should marry at a very early age , often prior to puberty . |
| 5 | At the other end of the scale , romantic interest would only exist at a very superficial level , and certainly there would be no question of relationships forming between the TARDIS incumbents . |
| 6 | By some means or other the natural tendencies instilled by evolution , have to be brought under control , and the child must learn at a very early age that if he is to grow up and be happy , he must behave in accordance with rules and regulations . |