Example sentences of "was very [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So this is a major complication and I think this shows why Freud had to introduce this second model of the mind , because in his first model of the mind it was very simple and repression was the force that distinguished conscious from unconscious .
2 He was very straightforward and kind .
3 Seamans said it was very rare that violence broke out at American football , baseball or basketball games , ‘ and what is the biggest concern is that it seems to be organised violence at European soccer games which is something we have never experienced , ’ he added .
4 Hard and fast information was very restricted because abuse occurred privately .
5 She wore an expensive red dress and her hair was very long and dark .
6 I was very tired and time for bed was heaven .
7 I seemed to miss out on all the fun in those days , my spells afloat were few and far between , while ashore at Felixstowe I was very busy as trade in that port was building up rapidly .
8 She was very sweet and kind , and … ’
9 She thought ‘ Mr John ’ was very strict but kind .
10 The room was very clean although Finn was not .
11 She felt it and discovered that it was very soft and stretchy .
12 Combine driver Rob Greaves was very surprised that moisture content for this time of the year was only 13.5% .
13 His mother Valerie said : ‘ Lee was very sensible and road conscious .
14 The youngest of the two was very distressed and crying .
15 Only if the early universe was very smooth and uniform , with a high pressure , can one explain the absence of observable numbers of primordial black holes .
16 The boathouse was very quiet and dark .
17 I was very determined that drama activities would play a central role in the English curriculum , and I found my Working Group were unanimous in supporting this approach .
18 However , the we have recently had to incur extra expenditure because the road that were put in looking at one hundred er er were found to be too high especially for the services and er place er committee which er throughout that it was very difficult but apparatus you know moving fire .
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