Example sentences of "were very [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There we were met by a Ministry official and an interpreter , who showed us something of the city and were very pleasant and chatty . |
| 2 | Because the Codds have been used to tiller-steered boats , they were very keen that Sparkle be similarly equipped . |
| 3 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 4 | Both were very interesting and fun , but nothing compared to what was planned for the rest of the holiday . |
| 5 | They were very wise and crystal clear — after the event . |
| 6 | She felt a great surge of depression and a feeling of imminent disaster as though she were very old and death was not far away . |
| 7 | They were very relaxed and Skip conveys the feeling that they were treating it more as a cruise than a race . |
| 8 | You were very quiet that term , different . |