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

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1 Then , stretching out one hand , he pushed her very gently to one side and strode past her into the living-room .
2 London Transport adhered very strictly to annual inspection of cars and overhaul as necessary , ready for relicensing as Metropolitan Stage Carriages .
3 The Clio has been contrasted very favourably to all class rivals in both objective and subjective comparisons .
4 When we 're researching our shows we explain the whole process very carefully to each woman who agrees to be interviewed ; they get paid for talking to us , they give feedback at all stages of the writing process — it 's very much done as a contract .
5 I 'm grateful to the honourable member and listening very carefully to this argument .
6 The idea was to move away from an elitist and centralist view of things , yet it was to be a long time before such changes were implemented in the Government 's media , and it might well be argued that they have not progressed very far to this day .
7 Ornaments and statues were cast in a mould and the material lent itself very well to this technique , preserving crisp detailing .
8 The the trouble is though their their erm language just does n't lend itself very well to pop music does it ?
9 Herbs are one of the best groups of plants to grow in containers on the whole , as they mostly take very kindly to this form of cultivation .
10 But the Gods were once more on my side , I took very kindly to flying instruction , but again I was lucky .
11 My Lords , erm I would like to take the opportunity if I may just to refer very briefly to one amendment of mine on page two , line eighteen after the second of insert not less than .
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