Example sentences of "make a very [adj] mistake " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You see , you 've made a very understandable mistake .
2 She also began to realise that she might have made a very big mistake .
3 One can make a very small mistake which is a very clear one , as when the sum is an integer whereas one and only one of the added numbers is a decimal fraction .
4 So one time I made a very sad mistake , Somebody pushed the bell , and I opened it and I said , I 'll have two bitters .
5 Helena , who earns £150 a week as a machine operator , said : ‘ I have been treated abominably , like an irresponsible child , not a customer who made a very small mistake . ’
6 Part of her had the feeling that she was making a very big mistake .
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