Example sentences of "and very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pale Elizabeth came in , imperious and dressed in a satin dress , high-waisted and very decolleté , with Henry Clerval at her side . |
| 2 | John insisted that the ballerina 's costume must take account of the fact that the pas de deux ‘ is most unfrivolous and very tender — in all the other movements I have used a faint taint of period , but this , being the most lyrical … is completely classical . ’ |
| 3 | Thomas Ingram , Queen Victoria 's head gardener at Frogmore and Windsor , showed the apple to a meeting of the British Pomological Society in December 1856 , when it was acclaimed as one of the best kinds for the table , ‘ sweet , aromatic and very tender , a fair sized and handsome fruit ’ . |
| 4 | However , much younger and very tender spring lamb traditionally comes into the shops for the Easter weekend . |
| 5 | His voice was low and very tender . |
| 6 | If you marinade the meat it makes it full of flavour and very tender . |
| 7 | They usually start with a promenade kept to a strictly slow tempo ( the lassu ) and then break into an extremely fast movement of turns , pas de bourrée and very controlled hops ( the friss ) . |
| 8 | He was blind and very deaf , but he remained cheerful and interested in all our doings . |
| 9 | She was very old and very deaf . |
| 10 | I stammered in French that I was very happy to see him and very grateful that he had made time to see me . |
| 11 | And the final point I wanted to make , although yes , we do welcome the special transitional grant second tranche of ten point eight million pounds , and it would be churlish not to , it is nevertheless a reduction on what the share of it was last year erm s of the national total so there is actually a reduction in the share that is getting this year , and alongside that , and of course hence the need for the recommendation in the budget , is that we 've actually lost very specifically one point eight five six million in the rollover grant from last year 's erm S T D tranche which we are specifically asking and very grateful to policy and resources for , hopefully , erm we 're asking and we 're hopeful they will underpin it and the Chairman is here and er er has nodded in that direction I think it 's fair to say . |
| 12 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
| 13 | Hearts ' director Jim Clydesdale , who was at yesterday 's meeting , declared himself ‘ delighted with the result and very pleased that the club can now proceed . ’ |
| 14 | Bruce was now in a foul temper and very dangerous . |
| 15 | The cops , a glance one to the other ; at the smelling — he had messed himself — wailing Rubberneck , his small defiant ( and very dangerous ) sister . |
| 16 | Where many teams would be content to boot the ball deep and far , the Boks have shown that they do n't mind taking a risk or three at the highest level — very exciting and very dangerous . |
| 17 | ‘ Gone ’ pulls the listener into the bad brain of someone who is obviously deeply disturbed and very dangerous , someone who is hungry for the thrill kill . |
| 18 | I 'm not allowed in there , it 's trapped and very dangerous . |
| 19 | Her work was extremely painful and very dangerous — the examination of corpses , daily visits to the body dumps around San Salvador , the taking of testimonies from relatives of the disappeared . |
| 20 | Black holes and craters appear out of nowhere and it can be hell at night and very dangerous . ’ |
| 21 | " Never mind , my darlings , " she said now , bathing them both in her overflowing affections , Gemma propped up on her pillows looking polite and pleasant — surely that could not be right ? — Linnet still remote and very tranquil . |
| 22 | There were many comments on those women who wore ‘ the new hipless corsets ’ and who ‘ get up in the middle and walk out if bored ’ ; there were frequent references to squalor , aromas , diabolical pianos , and very mixed audiences . |
| 23 | One of the classic cases in Britain is Lady Park Wood , an ancient and very mixed coppice in the Wye valley , which has been kept as an unmanaged reserve for nearly half a century . |
| 24 | Mr Alastair Brett , for the journalist and Times Newspapers Limited , said : ‘ The defendants , having made extensive inquiries into the allegation , are quite satisfied that Mr Bouvier was not the father of the plaintiff 's twins and very much regret that the allegation was ever published . |
| 25 | This ability to summon up images , both photographic and diagrammatic , and explanatory texts within a matter of seconds is quite hypnotic , and very much in line with the television mind-set of the computer generation . |
| 26 | All in all these are changes which are good for business and very much in the image of the Prime Minister and the new conservatism of the 90s . |
| 27 | ‘ He was shy and very much anti what was going on . |
| 28 | Sitting in the link box behind the tractor , and very much enjoying the experience , were our four Frenchmen ! |
| 29 | His wife , Barbara , is his carer and very much involved in all his work . |
| 30 | To everyone who made her feel welcome and very much part of our fellowship , may I say how much I appreciate you all . |