Example sentences of "it [verb] very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The good news is Blanc 's medical found nothing untoward — and it revealed very little fat . |
| 2 | It involves very large client groups ( elderly , physically disabled , and mentally ill people as well as people with learning disabilities ) ; constitutes one of the major tasks of the personal social services ; and it is an arena in which hopes and aspirations have consistently been disappointed ( Walker , 1982 ; Webb and Wistow , 1986 ; Martin , 1987 ) . |
| 3 | It involves very few neurons . |
| 4 | Endill found it funny but someone sitting next to him said it became very annoying year after year . |
| 5 | In practice it made very little difference whether an actor , writer or director accused of being tainted with Communism claimed the right to be silent or not . |
| 6 | It made very little impact . |
| 7 | Indeed it made very few references to the Mediterranean initiative unlike the heavy coverage of the Soviet scheme to neutralise the Persian Gulf . |
| 8 | It needs very little provocation to start Shelley off on such topics , or Albé either — he particularly enjoys vampire stories . |
| 9 | When the spaces between the scallops are left plain , it needs very little fabric fullness . |
| 10 | Mains gas is supplied to around 85% of British homes : it 's available ‘ on tap ’ ( there 's no need to store it ready for use ) ; it 's clean ; it 's easy to control ; and the equipment that uses it needs very little maintenance . |
| 11 | It has very low surface brightness , and is best seen with low powers as an oval blur . |
| 12 | It has very good manners , she said to herself fancifully . |
| 13 | They say it has very rough bounds . ’ |
| 14 | This acts to surprise the liver into activity , for it has very little work to do when you are on a pure diet . |
| 15 | The case is not entirely a private family matter since it has very serious implications for society as a whole . |
| 16 | This may seem to be a rather unsurprising observation , but I feel it has very important consequences for arts education , underlining as it does the unease teachers feel about examinations in these subjects . |
| 17 | Whatever may be its points of similarity to , or difference from , other countries ' villages as social institutions , it has very special qualities of picturesqueness , not of course to be confused with quaintness . |
| 18 | ‘ It has very sleek styling , ’ said Sue . |
| 19 | It has very strict rules , both in its Charter and in its own Guide to Producers , but these have been increasingly flouted . |
| 20 | It has very thin needles and dark grey bark . |
| 21 | It has very fine views overlooking the Arun Valley towards the South Downs . |
| 22 | It has very fine views over the rooftops of the town , and the large garden has beautiful views of the fells . |
| 23 | This may sound somewhat grand but it has very down-to-earth aspects , such as indicating what is possible and realistic and what tasks are long and short term . |
| 24 | It has very fast reference and search facilities and it will allow you to open multiple windows for comparisons . |
| 25 | Yes , it wants very delicate handling , I suppose . |
| 26 | In any event , though teachers continued to give reading their attention throughout the PNP period , it received very little attention in the Authority 's INSET and support programmes . |
| 27 | In fact it allowed very few off-worlders on to the planet , and they were mostly technicians with special skills — who were required to live restricted lives in special compounds , hardly ever mixing with the local population . |
| 28 | As it tolerates very low temperatures too , it is also most suitable for the cold water tank and the garden pool . |
| 29 | Run on an open-access basis , it includes very basic literacy/numeracy skills , to 0-level standard . |
| 30 | Unfortunately the orientation of the palazzo means that it gets very little sun to set it off ; this together with the dark paint and stonework , means it looks rather sombre . |