Example sentences of "very [det] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The release of his second album , ‘ Hands Free ’ , follows the success of Mona , a hit from his first album which established him as a singer/songwriter but did very little to convince a cynical world that under the suntan there lurked a talented guitarist . |
| 2 | Not only has there been a reluctance on the part of directors to enforce such a remedy on behalf of the company by suing fellow directors , but its adoption in the context of insider dealing does very little to help the real victim . |
| 3 | UK deregulation meant that the smaller , traditional banks suddenly had to compete on a global scale , and very few had the financial power necessary . |
| 4 | Very few enjoy a personal pension very few enjoy an occupational scheme the greater majority gain nothing from SERPS only one in six receive a full state pension . |
| 5 | Very few enjoy a personal pension very few enjoy an occupational scheme the greater majority gain nothing from SERPS only one in six receive a full state pension . |
| 6 | Very few found the unique blue-green colour of the lakeland hills . |
| 7 | The festival village encircled the Rante , or " sacred place " — which was a smaller circle of some forty ancient stone megaliths , many of them still upright and very much resembling a Druidical circle of Celtic Europe . |
| 8 | Do n't tell Madeleine I said so because she 'll deny it just to be contrary , but I 'm very much hoping the two of them will soon be getting engaged . |
| 9 | It 's obviously too early for me to judge whether in the absence of such a definition the Department seek to intervene , but in the word , in the light of what is said in the current P P G I think that must be a possibility , but for the moment , sir , we have very much have an open mind , and we obviously , like everyone else , are looking forward to your conclusions on this issue . |
| 10 | But I wanted very much to make a harder , stronger pot — a pot that would not break in a fire . |
| 11 | Once again in exotic lands , Primotif is a collection of motifs and artwork from tribal cultures around the world ; strong , simple , dramatic and very much echoing the current preoccupation with all things ethnic . |
| 12 | As it happens the quotation that ran in Tolkien 's mind when he considered this scene very much implies the dual nature of wickedness , but comes from the Lord 's Prayer : ‘ And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil . ’ |