Example sentences of "very [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And , to be fair to the boy , I possibly confused him , since when he very properly inquired as to whether or not I was a patient , I had to admit myself in some doubt on the point . ’ |
| 2 | It also very much sounded as though he knew something she did n't , which was not a situation she liked . |
| 3 | As a result , the female working-class role was very much seen as one of maintaining the family and here was her emotional and sexual destiny . |
| 4 | In Holland and several other continental countries the unions ' rightful place was very much regarded as being ‘ not inside the plant but beyond the gates ’ ( Windmüller , 1967 ) . |
| 5 | Very much shaken as she was by the assault , she nevertheless would not have voluntarily given up her job — but she did not get the choice . |
| 6 | There , the audience was very much divided as to its merits and there is n't much doubt that Comerford , certainly one of Ireland 's most distinctive and challenging film-makers , will probably always get that reaction . |
| 7 | The generous support given by Branches of the Association , organisations and individuals to enable residents to enjoy outings and holidays is very much appreciated as they are so important to the well-being of residents . |
| 8 | He saw the Challenge materials as particularly useful for the individual resource-based projects which first-year children were encouraged to develop over several weeks in the summer term : Up to half term they really are very much guided as to the work they do , but as we get to know them better , and as teachers become more confident about letting them maybe work on longer pieces … and go out and get resources themselves , they can go towards more pupil-centred learning . |
| 9 | THE attentions of General Motors , the world 's largest car manufacturer , can be hard to resist — something Jaguar may very soon discover as GM and its US rival , Ford , slug it out for the hand of the embattled luxury car maker . |
| 10 | That covered interest rate parity is a variant of the international Fisher effect is very easily demonstrated as follows . |
| 11 | Craig McLachlan could be very easily dismissed as just another soap star turned muso , but Craig was playing guitar in bands long before he became an actor . |
| 12 | Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite . |
| 13 | My subject — civil engineering — is very often seen as divisible into quite separate ‘ theory ’ and ‘ practice ’ elements . |
| 14 | There is Shelley 's famous claim , in ‘ A Defence of Poetry ’ , that ‘ poets are the unacknowledged legislators of mankind ’ , the equally grandiose claim of the French poet René Char , ‘ A chaque effrondrement des preuves , le poète répond par une salve d'avenir ’ , which very roughly translates as , ‘ Wherever man 's knowledge is found wanting , the poet sallies forth with a vision of the future ’ ( cited in Steiner ( 1971 ) ) , and the German cult of the Poet or Dichte ( Gay 1970 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Though your Majesty 's affections may be very well known as to religion , ’ he urged , ‘ yet it may be expected that you should say something for the world 's satisfaction . ’ |
| 16 | No you 've done very well to survive as well you have had a |
| 17 | Heseltine 's team , by contrast , was highly skilful , visibly enthusiastic , extremely active and very well informed as to backbenchers ' voting intentions . |
| 18 | As it happens , such statements are very frequently accepted as true . |
| 19 | For some groups of inner-city male speakers vowels in words of the type wet , went , are very consistently realized as [ a , ae ] , and this often seems to be merged with /a/ , as in sat , want . |