Example sentences of "very [adv] [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distinction between sheep of hardy and other breeds should be abolished because it is only very loosely related to degree of handicap . |
| 2 | Much will be gained by the individual and very little lost to society . |
| 3 | — I believe I am anything but candid : in fact — I am naturally suspicious — & exceedingly reserved , the first good quality arises from my having seen plenty of the evil part of the world from my youth up — the second from being but very little used to company or society — for — excepting Mr. Yarrell — ( whom Mrs. Hewitson & Atkinson know , ) — to whom I go to study bones & muscles — I do n't know a single person in all London to visit intimately . ’ |
| 4 | However , despite the ingenuity of Shklovsky 's efforts , it became clear that the differential principle behind poetry could not be very extensively or very effectively applied to prose , and the functional opposition had to be constructed on rather different lines . |
| 5 | Another kind of formal connection in monologic discourse is very intimately related to dialogue with an imagined receiver . |
| 6 | This is n't very high compared to shareware alternatives , such as McAfee VirusScan or F-Prot . |
| 7 | The Central Wales line is very well suited to steam runs , having gradients , viaducts and jointed track to provide the clackety-clack . |
| 8 | Their gold band design on ivory , white , and black backgrounds is very well suited to living room areas . |
| 9 | Sperber and Wilson ( 1986 ) have used a model of communication which is very closely related to schema theory to explain the concept of relevance . |
| 10 | Of the other political parties , Labour is not very explicitly committed to citizenship . |