Example sentences of "very [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Knight , who was a county councillor for Harwich for 12 years , said he was very upset at the latest snub but did not want to comment further until he had considered his next move . |
| 2 | I did my ‘ let's invade Poland ’ impersonation , which is n't very funny at the best of times . |
| 3 | Another point which may be considered under the heading of primary and secondary sources is the practice , very popular at the present moment , of giving verbatim statements made by respondents in interviews . |
| 4 | There were clearly changes occurring , and the borderlines between social classes , never very clear at the best of times , were probably less precise than they had been before the First World War — though class barriers were by no means collapsing in the real world of health , education and social opportunity . |
| 5 | CASWELL is n't very stealthy at the best of times : stand him within ten feet of a fragile object and he 'll break it just by looking at it . |
| 6 | It is clear in talking to Walter , as he nears the end of his career , that while he has greatly enjoyed his job working with students , he is saddened by the fact that prospects for young people are not very promising at the present time . |
| 7 | Big-name Bordeaux reds of older vintage are very pricey at the giant Leclerc stores : compare the prices of Château Lagrange 1975 , about £17 , and Château Montrose 1982 , about £20 , to those charged by London merchants Bibendum — £11.50 and £15.81 respectively . |
| 8 | Ay , I 'm not very good at the old styling lark , I 'll say . |
| 9 | ‘ They went particularly well and I was very pleased at the high level of participation and enthusiasm , ’ said Taubmans ' group safety manager . |
| 10 | And I do n't suppose they 're very strict at the Franco-Spanish border . ’ |
| 11 | The mother was very distressed at the living arrangements as she was the housemaid for the whole extended family and had very little time to spend with her son . |
| 12 | Married women who had not been receiving support from their husband when they were first interviewed , and were therefore not expecting support from him during subsequent crises , had a much reduced risk of depression if they received help from someone else whom they had named as very close at the first interview . |
| 13 | She 's very tough and very sweet at the same time . |