Example sentences of "very [adv] [prep] the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The term ‘ ancient monument ’ is defined very widely in the 1913 Act , and it is defined even more widely in the Act of 1979 . |
| 2 | The unit operated very effectively during the 1980s on the Namibia/Angola border against infiltrating bands of SWAPO guerrillas who were attempting to destabilise the country by ambush and assassination . |
| 3 | It had done very badly in the 1967 local elections , and in November Wilson at last devalued the pound — assuring a somewhat puzzled nation that ‘ the pound in your pocket ’ would somehow not be affected . |
| 4 | But we 'll watch very carefully for the three Luxembourgs at the end of the week , just in case he 's planning a fresh revolt on the stage . ’ |
| 5 | Though the production function approach was subjected to a great deal of criticism from the start , this criticism increased very substantially in the 1970s as the economies of the world began to stagnate . |
| 6 | Their numbers have dropped noticeably in the last five years and very dramatically since the 1880s , when 70 per cent of all cattle in the Netherlands were Groningens while Friesians represented only 18 per cent and were mainly restricted to Friesland and Drenthe . |
| 7 | The business did very well with the two lads greatly appreciated locally for their hard work and quality of service . |
| 8 | John will , however , do very well in the 500 class because he is a good rider . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It will be set very firmly in the 1930s , as this is 1993 , and we ca n't suggest these things are still happening . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Nobody should imagine that the changes will be immediate , ’ he adds , ‘ but over the next decade the market share will fluctuate very considerably among the five major British ELT publishers . ’ |
| 11 | DET expenditure on black education has certainly risen very significantly during the 1980s , with per capita expenditure for all educational levels rising from 176 rand per pupil ( 1988 rand ) in 1980/81 to 595 rand in 1987/88 , though much of this increase had been taken up by the rising bill for teachers ' salaries . |