Example sentences of "of a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companies with as strong a balance sheet as yours have been known to seek acquisitions er , in the midst of a very deep recession . |
| 2 | Thirty years ago this change would have been more likely to coincide with marriage ; today it coincides with becoming a parent , and its significance may be underrated as maternity leave holds open the option of a very early return to work . |
| 3 | Can the Minister tell us whether Britain 's shipyards will be assured of a very early decision on a type 42 replacement , thus allowing for some continuity of work and ending the grave uncertainty in the shipyards so that men and management can get on with what they do best — building ships in British yards ? |
| 4 | Ricardo tells me they are part of a very ancient belief . |
| 5 | Situated on a high plain , behind Rennes-le-Chateau , La Valdieu was at the end of a very rough track . |
| 6 | If you compare the transport of PCBs with that of a 5,000-gallon tanker of petrol , or liquid petroleum gas — or any of the hazardous chemicals which are routinely trundling about our roads — PCBs are of a very low order of toxicity or risk . |
| 7 | This will be so particularly in the case of goods which are of a very low price , so that there is little income barrier to their purchase . |
| 8 | If you need to lose a large amount of weight , you should talk over with your doctor the possibility of a very low calorie diet , such as the Cambridge Diet . |
| 9 | Trim crusts and leave bread at the bottom of a very low oven for several hours until crisp and pale brown . |
| 10 | Another problem for the listener who relied on Zambian language bulletins was the fact that much of the translation was of a very low standard . |
| 11 | F/O Nicholls-Palmer 's shoot down of a Ju-88 in August 1943 is recreated atmospherically by M A Kinnear and is the subject of a very low print run ( 100 only ) entitled Brief Encounter from Artistic Flight . |
| 12 | A small part of law work , and that of a very low status , is concerned with the working class . |
| 13 | Stand the pots in a baking tin of water , cook uncovered on the bottom shelf of a very low oven , gas no. 2 , 310°F. , for 25 to 30 minutes . |
| 14 | Large quantities of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are being emitted into the atmosphere by the combustion of fossil fuels and industrial processes , and these gases are being converted into strong acids ( sulphuric and nitric ) which lead to many areas experiencing precipitation of a very low acidity . |
| 15 | The really astonishing thing was that Walter Schellenberg did n't consider himself a Nazi , looked on the Third Reich as a sorry charade , its main protagonists actors of a very low order indeed . |
| 16 | The amount of loss suffered by the consumer could be very large in relation to his financial resources , while not serious for the businessman who caused the breach , and in any event the businessman could ( in cases of breach caused by inadvertent default , at any rate ) possibly obtain insurance cover for such liability , since it is likely to be of a very low level ( see Harris v Wyre Forest District Council [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 ) . |
| 17 | We are given a clear description of a very poor downtown area with run down housing and abandoned cars . |
| 18 | ‘ The treatment was two doses of a very potent drug with rather nasty side effects ; I also had to swallow a small container on the end of a string and sleep with the string taped to my cheek all night ; in the morning it was drawn out with a sample of stomach contents . |
| 19 | Holye suggests that traditionally the individual teacher has enjoyed a high degree of autonomy in the essential professional activity of teaching , but that teachers have had relatively little influence over the broader aspects of school life because of a very limited involvement in decision making ( management ) . |
| 20 | It is investigative journalism of a very limited scope . |
| 21 | Stephen 's feisty Yorkshire wife Sally ( Jan Francis ) thereafter is harried by the accountant 's heavies , while the accountant ( James Grout ) is being hounded by a second set of heavies on the track of a very expensive painting . |
| 22 | She darted into her bedroom and reappeared with a cut-glass bottle of a very expensive make . |
| 23 | It 's the product of a very fertile mind . |
| 24 | Following only a little chaos , much speedy uncoupling and in-ramping , and a very occasional one-sided angry conversation between ‘ Staff ’ and a couple of luckless young sappers , the aim was achieved , and shortly after the break of a glorious dawn , each rig ran the Union Flag up its mast in honour of a very rare occasion . |
| 25 | Darwin had heard reports from the native Gouchos in Patagonia of a very rare ostrich-like bird , which they called ‘ Avestruz Petise ’ . |
| 26 | The 16-year-old left Langbaurgh Comprehensive School on Teesside yesterday as one of a very rare breed . |
| 27 | In both cases , the ideas of a very influential but small number of people in the United States ( individuals as well as institutions ) backed by large foreign aid funds ( and a wealth of expertise , particularly in soil conservation ) , were responsible for the presence of both family planning and conservation programmes in many lesser developed countries . |
| 28 | Their 1991 brochure highlights the boats and the cruising area , and gives details of a very comprehensive inventory . |
| 29 | Closer to home , BARNEY from NEW ORDER and long-time girlfriend SARAH became the proud parents of a very healthy baby boy called Dylan . |
| 30 | The translation of the new book was in the hands of a very scholarly missionary , Charles Garrad , and before long he enlisted me as his assistant . |