Example sentences of "do very [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | If he takes his clothes off , which he does not do very easily because it hurts so much , one sees open wounds from the top of his chest down to his toes . |
2 | She would not do very well on any test of strength , stamina , or suppleness . |
3 | They usually can ; but they do n't do very well in the marathon four days later ! |
4 | Brim 's translation ‘ You will be smitten with the Egyptian dermatitis , characterized by swellings , dry crusts , and ulcers , from which you will never be healed , and the Lord shall smite you in the knees , and in the legs , with a sore botch that can not be healed from the sole of thy foot to the top of thy head ’ not only gives a description that would do very well for syphilis but also pre-empts the habit of the fifteenth-century Europeans of ascribing the disease to the enemy . |
5 | The reason unforgiving strategies do n't do very well is that they ca n't break out of runs of mutual recrimination , even when their opponent is ‘ remorseful ’ . |
6 | . which I could do very well . ’ |
7 | This it can do very well . |
8 | ‘ We did n't do very well , ’ admits Greg Searle . |
9 | Then you would n't have people thinking that going to a Phish concert means you have to put up with the smell of somebody who did n't do very well at school . |
10 | A The natural water conditions of the Severum , ( Heros sererus ) , are very soft and acid , with a pH of 6 , but aquarium strains will do very well in neutral to moderately alkaline conditions . |
11 | ‘ Les has had a few problems but he could do very well alongside Deanesy . ’ |
12 | But I 'm sure Teddy will come in and do very well . ’ |
13 | ‘ I think Canada will do very well over the next four years . |
14 | In any event , come again , we always have a great deal of variety here at the theatre and if you are a speedy worker , you should do very well . ’ |
15 | It would do very well . |
16 | They , and for the most part their teachers , often assume that only a few can do very well , the majority doing only moderately well , and a few doing poorly or even failing . |
17 | They 'll do very well where they are . " |
18 | Soilless composts will do very well as they are , keeping them slightly on the dry side , but be very careful , as such composts take a long time to dry out but then do so completely with alarming rapidity , and are exceedingly difficult to wet through to the centre of the root-ball . |
19 | This will do very well for the sort of story that is a combination of the novel of humour ( a story of cumulative comic events ) and the blueprint detective story . |
20 | So , on that , wh not if but when that question comes up you should do very well on it I think . |
21 | I did n't sleep the night before the exam because of nervous tension , however , so I did n't do very well . |
22 | You know , they 'd do very well here . ’ |
23 | Taliesin will do very well on his own . ’ |
24 | and would do very well at it if it was a sensible package and not the rubbishy WordPerfect . |
25 | I think you 'd do very well . |
26 | ‘ This will do very well for the moment , ’ he murmured , nibbling her ear , his hands finding at last the soft flesh between her thighs . |
27 | ‘ Oh , you will do very well as you are , child , ’ she replied . |
28 | Inasmuch as ‘ good ’ television is confrontational , violent , full of event — why then , I think most people would agree , on reflection , yes , communally , we could do very well without TV . |
29 | ‘ I will do very well . ’ |
30 | They are young and talented and if they choose to turn professional they could do very well in pro events and become a major coaching influence in Ireland . |