Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [be] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenner 's fantasy is being discussed in terms of the view — with which Kenner can be expected to be very familiar — that the goals of a biographically-minded criticism are in some measure fantastic . |
| 2 | The church occupies an interesting site in relation to the rest of the village , and the manor sites can now also be seen to be very complex . |
| 3 | Bearing in mind that the Earth is only about 150 million kilometres from the Sun , the chances of one of our spores being captured by any potentially life-sustaining planet of a Centauri can be seen to be very slender indeed . |
| 4 | It was apparent that his attendance at the coming Party Conference must be assumed to be very unlikely , and that the question of replacing him as leader could arise . |
| 5 | ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time , ’ he told the ever-comforting Jones , ‘ and shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I have not felt so well for a long time and I shall be tempted to be very vulgar in my speech . ’ |