Example sentences of "very [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In old fireplaces this will be a very weak sand and lime mix , but more modern houses will have one part cement to about six parts vermiculite .
2 The absorption of 5-ASA by the colon is poor , resulting in very low serum and urine concentrations and high faecal concentrations .
3 Place on a baking sheet and bake in a very low oven until crisp .
4 But many jobs require very specific education or training and it may be necessary to take careful steps to ensure that the right people apply .
5 In extreme conditions where very little carbohydrate or fat is eaten , any protein intake can also be used as fuel .
6 Playing the game and succeeding involves very little style or finesse : if it moves , you shoot it ; if it does n't , shoot it anyway .
7 Thirdly , and with particular interest for the present work , the strike was uneven in its geographical impact ; whereas in some areas support for the union was virtually 100 per cent throughout the year-long dispute , in others there was very little backing and coal was mined throughout the period .
8 As well as being taught the basic techniques of childcare , some girls may also need to learn how to give and take love , if they have come from environments in which they experienced very little love and affection .
9 A lot of men are under the impression that a divorcee in her forties is so hungry for sex that they 're doing her a huge favour by providing it , at very little inconvenience or cost to themselves .
10 There is very little evidence that investment tax credits actually inspire any new investment .
11 However , there has been very little guidance or information from the Scottish Office relating to the transitional arrangements for RECHAR and how the Regional Council can maximise potential additional capital consents in 1993–94 .
12 If there is a problem up to that height , failing to lower the nose and abandon the launch promptly can leave the aircraft in a critical position , semi-stalled and with very little time or height to make a full recovery and a safe landing .
13 Tell him that you do love him , but you will have very little time and energy to show that love while you are forced to worry about where the next meal is coming from .
14 Many owners , whether individuals or organizations , may initially see their redundant buildings simply as a burden and take the view that they have very little interest or merit .
15 It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation .
16 Now here is another extremely simple little dish , a dish which anyone who has a helpful butcher can make with very little trouble or expense .
17 She was wearing a loosely belted grey dress and black high-heeled shoes with very little jewellery or adornment save a jet pendant at her throat .
18 The judge complimented Keith on his very professional titling and presentation of the exhibition but said he would have preferred to have judged them loose , before they were hung .
19 Please let me say , Helen , that I have the very greatest affection and respect for you .
20 The pregnant woman , having just made a face at the taste of the spicy chicken wings , just as Belinda had done , was about to take a sip of Greg 's very strong gin and tonic .
21 ‘ He has a very strong character and poetry , painting and football are just different ways of expressing himself .
22 ‘ It has a very strong structure and storyline . ’
23 On odd occasions when there was a very strong wind or interference from farm machinery the long-spade became impracticable for listening purposes .
24 This was a simple misunderstanding by Dr. Thackeray who had shown ‘ … very prompt zeal and anxiety … that no blame should rest on the medical department of the asylum , the body having been opened unknown to the friends ’ .
25 A very pleasant morning or afternoon excursion , whilst on holiday , is a visit to the Madeira wine lodges .
26 Madeleine came up to see me last Monday for a couple of days and arrived with a sore throat too , so she had a well deserved rest after the excesses of their very social Christmas and life and also encouraged me , the weather and the throats keeping us indoors , to do some MUCH needed turning out .
27 Very few health and Community Care plans — joint or otherwise — begin with principles against which the plan can be judged .
28 The build-up of the Binbrook Canberra Wing in 1951 meant that Bomber Command had entered the jet age ; the Lincolns and Washingtons were being replaced by an aircraft of very different character and performance .
29 While some regard these changes with optimism and others with foreboding , there is a growing consensus that they are changes of a very different magnitude and nature to anything since the Industrial Revolution — and even that comparison may underestimate the process as far as time-scale is concerned .
30 Three months later a very different Prime Minister took over and established a very different command and control post in No. 10 .
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