Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] at the very [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Local authorities were anxious to redevelop the area as soon as possible , as it lies at the very heart of the town 's commercial district .
2 There is an argument that treason is a more serious offence , since it strikes at the very foundations of the State and its social organizations , but treason is so rare that it is surely permissible to treat homicide as the most serious form of crime .
3 Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ?
4 It strikes at the very fundamentals of a free press , by placing a cost barrier on access to information .
5 It begins at the very beginning .
6 But worse is that it comes at the very moment Davies and Jeff Young , the WRU technical director , and forward-looking others have put into place a representative structure designed to facilitate the flow of full international candidates .
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