Example sentences of "very [adj] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Husband Roy has always been very supportive and part of the Medau scene . |
| 2 | She must also be a very tolerant and understanding person . |
| 3 | Mistletoe is very scarce and dear this year , and I can offer you seven pounds for it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The sawmill is a very extensive and well-laid out shop . |
| 5 | 2 , it 's a very normal and routine bit of work for you . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I had a little dress made — it was a strapless taffeta number , very girly and aqua blue . |
| 9 | ’ There is nothing very outstanding or individual about this area — but it 's typical of the countryside where things change slowly . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Very tall and dark , ’ I said , lying . |
| 15 | He followed her with an easy stride , blocked her escape , looming very tall and dark above her . |
| 16 | Erm perhaps money could be spent on on face-lifting the areas , because a lot of the structures the s themselves seem very stable and sound . |
| 17 | At this time Moggach met the man on whom the character of Mac in the book is based , and as she recalls it : ‘ I became very rebellious and sort of opted out . ’ |
| 18 | There we were met by a Ministry official and an interpreter , who showed us something of the city and were very pleasant and chatty . |
| 19 | Whereas if someone who is normally very placid and kind became ill , say with an earache and at the same time became irritable and bad tempered , then this would be a highly significant symptom . |
| 20 | Their families will also find life very different and testing . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | This type of training is very demanding and rest and food intake are most important . |
| 23 | Very funny and kind of inspiring . |
| 24 | His mother Valerie said : ‘ Lee was very sensible and road conscious . |
| 25 | Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields . |
| 26 | Both were very interesting and fun , but nothing compared to what was planned for the rest of the holiday . |
| 27 | There 's , there 's another thing I , another thing I 'd like to mention which Chris has n't mentioned this afternoon is , that is that a lot of the pamphlets that you are handed out here , generate from 's office , copying and things like that , all very helpful , which would cost us a bomb outside , and we get them free , so you know , they , they do help the pensioner a great deal that 's why I said when she came in that 's a lady I admire very much and respect , cos she 's very good to pensioners . |
| 28 | They fruit very early but root growth is limited , so they need good soil . |
| 29 | These situations include : episodes of rapid growth , e.g. puberty ; pregnancy ; breast-feeding ; prolonged adherence to a weight-loss programme ; adherence to a very restricted or fad diet ; adherence to a vegetarian or vegan diet , unless it is well balanced ; old age ; taking long-term drugs , such as steroids , diuretics ( water tablets ) , anti-epileptic drugs , and possibly the oral contraceptive pill . |
| 30 | Michelle Ridgeway , one of Mr Hargreaves 's friends , said : ‘ He is very composed and calm . |