Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the very " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you know that he also saved my life at the very time we met ? ’ |
| 2 | He lay down to sleep , and had a vision of a grand stairway linking heaven and earth , its foot at the very spot where he was lying , and peopled with angels ascending and descending . |
| 3 | Some find her inconsistencies maddening , failing to understand how a right-on feminist could have done such a thing as using Mandy Smith in her show at the very height of the tabloid fuss over Smith 's under-age relationship with Bill Wyman . |
| 4 | It is an idol , a false , man-made attempt at redefining God , and its position at the very heart of the Craft , as the innermost secret , simply serves to show how freemasonry stands on a spurious foundation . ’ |
| 5 | Imagining his grandfather turning in his grave at the very thought , he paid £120 to repair the old one . |
| 6 | Well , Tam has asked the question but answered it elsewhere , writing that Crossman 's ‘ sense of his own position in the elite of the nation never deserted him ’ , and that ‘ he seldom if ever had any doubts about his place at the very epicentre of the British Establishment ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ as if we 'd leave you here on your own , ’ said Snodgrass , clicking his tongue at the very idea . |
| 8 | Having raised his standard at the very nadir of France 's fortunes , when to do so seemed a hopeless and almost irrational gesture , he claimed the high ground of principle for himself . |
| 9 | Go home and write the story of the secret , divulging it to your reader at the very end . |
| 10 | My father who was not conversant with your rituals , was judged by you to be common ; but you consider me to be your equal at the very moment that I am in a position to look down upon my father who was common , and to be ashamed of my grandfather who was working-class . |