Example sentences of "very [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger Samways , Adviser for English and Drama in Dorset , was very progressive in outlook , holding views about children 's learning which were anathema to most right-wing Conservatives . |
| 2 | My family 's history is very tied to this lodge . |
| 3 | Local parties were not very representative of Unionist voters , but this did not affect their independence or their control over their candidates . |
| 4 | Taylor is very representative of his members , who regard him as one of the best qualified chairman the federation has had in the North-East . |
| 5 | A school 's claim of achieving excellent standards in sports or instrumental music may seem very hollow to parents of children that do n't have an opportunity to take up an instrument or to play for the school team . |
| 6 | ‘ Professionalism ’ and ‘ relationships ’ ( or ‘ confidential relationships ’ ) are also relevant words in this discussion which may be used in a way that is highly supportive of , or very antagonistic to , access to information by the person to whom it relates . |
| 7 | You sound very antagonistic towards her . ’ |
| 8 | The work on markets was very concentrated around the early 1970s , at about the time of appearance of Outline of a Theory of Practice . |
| 9 | Erm you did try and pick up , I think you realized that er you had n't done your ref er your referrals properly at the beginning and you actually came back to it erm at the end erm trying to pick up on where you left off and erm Martin was very non-committal at that point . |
| 10 | On the whole , your readers seemed very supportive of Steffi Graf but I would like to reply to one letter in particular , that in defence of Seles . |
| 11 | ‘ Sir Colin Cowdrey , Chairman of the International Cricket Committee , is very supportive of this , ’ Bacher added . |
| 12 | Derek was always very supportive of what I was trying to do — helping me build the aviary in his back garden had made him interested in birds too — but I could n't expect him to drop everything and drive me from Tintagel to London . |
| 13 | ‘ Everybody loves her and is very supportive of her . |
| 14 | However , it was felt that these agencies are not very supportive of women who approach them . |
| 15 | And then they 'll come back , and they 're totally honest and kinder as well , because they 're very kind about assessment and evaluation in this way , and very supportive of one another . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm very supportive of the changes . |
| 17 | ‘ We have been very very supportive of the exchange and all the operations that have been going on . |
| 18 | Singh 's silence prompted Indian newspapers , which had tended to be very supportive of the Prime Minister , to publish some highly critical articles . |
| 19 | Certainly Superintendent , who is my immediate senior officer , is very supportive of this proposition . |
| 20 | There 's no excuse in fact they are very supportive of course of the estate agents . |
| 21 | We 're very supportive of it and have been . |
| 22 | In the past these people have been very supportive of the police . |
| 23 | The community here has always been very supportive of what we do on the base . |
| 24 | Jim Wilkie , the council 's director of planning and economic development , said English Estates was very supportive of the strategic sites study recommendations . |
| 25 | what 's happening is that the membership handbook should have been out last week but I think it 's actually going out physically today and I 've done a reminder which 'll be mailed out with it erm making one or two little pointed remarks about blah blah blah this is a very important event and please note it is not in Edinburgh you know erm S S K are very supportive of us we should you know take advantage of this very important |
| 26 | So that I 'm very supportive of parent power . |
| 27 | ‘ George Graham has been very supportive in the last few years , during which I 've come through a lot of problems . |
| 28 | On the other hand , partners can be very supportive in labour , especially if they 've attended classes . |
| 29 | My family and friends were very supportive throughout the divorce because they could see it was the right thing as we were n't making each other happy . |
| 30 | " Well , that 's very hypocritical of you , " said Clelia , " because you know quite well that she only wants to have James so as not to hurt your feelings . |