Example sentences of "very [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clergy were very supportive and Bishop Brunner persuaded me that I should extend the membership of the Guild so that it was more Diocesan oriented . |
| 2 | Husband Roy has always been very supportive and part of the Medau scene . |
| 3 | She must also be a very tolerant and understanding person . |
| 4 | Wool is very absorbent so marks can be difficult to remove . |
| 5 | Mistletoe is very scarce and dear this year , and I can offer you seven pounds for it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ The sawmill is a very extensive and well-laid out shop . |
| 7 | But the two ideas were similar enough for Darwin to feel very apprehensive when Wallace 's paper arrived . |
| 8 | 2 , it 's a very normal and routine bit of work for you . |
| 9 | The loch is very weedy and fishing restricted to only a few clear patches ; but there are some super trout to be had , deep bodied and golden in colour . |
| 10 | This action was very strange because Andries not only attracted a lot of attention to himself by the manner of his purchase but also the dinghy had a serial number on it which made it instantly traceable . |
| 11 | The bleeding persisted and Jean was very weak when Jim left her at the maternity ward . |
| 12 | But is n't , is n't that the quote at the beginning of your book , er , unsigned quote , erm , does n't that say something about how , how , you know , long aired radio biography of someone is very political or sort of er , disregard all of the important things they really done , and I do n't know , I do n't know if it 's er , pertinent erm , but obviously , in Freud , Freud wanted to set out to criticize Wilson erm , so he , you know , he went in with it . |
| 13 | Whether the new production for which there appears to be a market be large or small , the general rule will be that unless the price is expected to be very low that portion of the supply which can be most easily produced , with but small prime costs , will be produced : that portion is not likely to be on the margin of production . |
| 14 | I had a little dress made — it was a strapless taffeta number , very girly and aqua blue . |
| 15 | Intel 's 80486 is very cost-effective and volumes are infinite , says Rekhi . |
| 16 | Intel 's 486 is very cost-effective and volumes are infinite , says Rekhi . |
| 17 | This , I thought , rather an excessively sympathetic comment — I had only said that I was very sorry that Roger [ Hinks ] had been transferred . |
| 18 | I 'm very sorry if people got injured . |
| 19 | ’ There is nothing very outstanding or individual about this area — but it 's typical of the countryside where things change slowly . ’ |
| 20 | Joyriders are a real hazard in and around Scotswood Road , and there seems to be very little that people can do about them , other than give warnings and make arrests . |
| 21 | There comes a time , of course , when your life seems to revolve around very little but hospital wards , white coats , foul-smelling flower-water and comatose doctors . |
| 22 | He fell into the chair as though he 'd been hit with a medicine ball and said very little while Malc 's parents discussed what we should do . |
| 23 | You will have achieved very little if parents sort problems one at a time and keep coming back to you for the same advice for each one . |
| 24 | But my contacts in the trade — I am using three , all very discreet and understanding men — tell me the number of stones involved is very substantial . |
| 25 | They are very friendly and docile with those they know and trust and respond readily to sympathetic handling ( which , again , is characteristic of the zebu ) but the bulls can be as vicious and spiteful as any Spanish fighting bull . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's very possible that garages do take people for a ride , ’ acknowledged a spokesman for Kangol , one of the major baby-seat manufacturers . |
| 27 | The younger O'Sullivans liked to tell this macabre tale and it is very possible that Poe , too , may have heard it . |
| 28 | However misinterpretation is always possible and it is also very possible that Bill is picking up other signals about John which John is not aware he 's sending . |
| 29 | He knew it had been a failure with a contemporary audience , however , and he looked very sallow and melancholy a few days after its openings . |
| 30 | ‘ Very tall and dark , ’ I said , lying . |