Example sentences of "be very [adj] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 2 | ‘ Tell your Granny that Signora Maria Filippa will be very honoured to be able to cook us her beautiful and renowned hunters ’ chicken dish tomorrow . |
| 3 | It can be very difficult to be sure of why a hoard of objects was buried in the ground . |
| 4 | It must be very difficult to be objective so far as the curriculum and level of knowledge of certain subjects are concerned . |
| 5 | In order to make the most of the exercise , some teachers thought that it would be very valuable to be able to read other departmental self-appraisals and for there to be general discussion of the appraisal . |
| 6 | If you are in your late teens you may be very happy to be pregnant . |
| 7 | Well , ladies and gentlemen , I 'm very pleased to be able to tell you that with me this morning is Dr Brian Smith who is Managing Director of Smith Acoustiphonics International . |
| 8 | Now , it always takes a crisis to bring people here talking to you today , and I 'm very glad to be able to do so our people , and more so the craftsmen within that particular indu our people , and more so the craftsmen within that particular ind at their request . |
| 9 | Damon 's previous work with us has played an important role in our success and I 'm very happy to be able to repay him for his efforts in this way . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , well , I mean I 'm very happy to be able to agree totally with that erm , people who make the laws are n't the people who suffer from the the physical , and matters might be a great deal better if erm , they paid a bit more attention , I do hope that he would agree however , erm , that police officers who are female also have a good effect on the streets , because he was acting as if erm , it was only the male person who were any use , and I 'm sure that is not so . |
| 11 | When we first moved here , we were very keen to be Irish and we cut our own turf . |
| 12 | We were very pleased to be able to show him the range of products and services which are being exploited in our various markets . |
| 13 | This convention , so standard in the comedies that it escapes notice ( especially in modern theatre-productions , where it is very rare to be able to hear any difference between prose and verse ) , stands out in the tragedies , where the clown 's reduction of the medium imposes an often uneasy mood of relaxation or verbal indulgence , outside the time of the tragic action , frustrating its rhythm . |
| 14 | It is very easy to be beastly if you are , say , Norman Tebbit or Dennis Healey — although the old bruiser does seem to be showing distinct signs of turning into a benign grandpa . |
| 15 | Whilst BBCBASIC(Z80) has a large number of predefined functions ( INT and LEN for example ) it is very useful to be able to define your own to do something special . |
| 16 | It is very important to be sure that the wreckage of the whole aircraft is present in case the accident was caused by a piece breaking off in flight and falling possibly a mile or two away . |
| 17 | The need to deal with complicated unregistered titles will slowly disappear , but at the time of writing , it is very important to be able to read through an unregistered title and spot any errors that should form the subject-matter of requisitions on title . |
| 18 | As I have emphasized , it is very important to be aware of the assumptions that lie behind these classifications and the theories based on them . |
| 19 | Sir Denys had little doubt that the coming months seem set to be as difficult as 1991 was for most countries , ‘ It would not be prudent at this stage to attempt to predict when recovery might begin ’ , he said , ‘ But when it comes , it is very likely to be gradual ’ . |
| 20 | Although this assumption is very likely to be wrong it is still a usable forecast in the sense that it may be no more wrong than forecasts of change that get it wrong . |
| 21 | Absorption from such sites is very likely to be erratic , leading to poorly controlled diabetes and possibly unexplained hypoglycaemia . |
| 22 | Although the Yerkes-Dodson law provides an additional prediction which can be tested , it suffers firstly from the problem that it is often impossible to define task difficulty a priori and secondly that even when this is done successfully it is very hard to be sure that task difficulty does not itself affect arousal . |
| 23 | First , such a change does not take place overnight among all artists ; and secondly it is very hard to be certain that a given statue from the Acropolis was actually set up before the invasion . |
| 24 | In STV constituencies electing three , four or five members better proportionality than in single-member constituencies can be expected , but it is very unlikely to be accurate proportionality . |
| 25 | It 's very agreeable to be able to reach down and offer someone a helping hand — particularly someone he has looked up to for so long . |
| 26 | Sometimes it 's very nice to be alone . |
| 27 | She says it 's very important to be chic this year , now that we are at one with Europe . |
| 28 | It 's very important to be precise and know exactly what you 're talking about on these , cos you 'll get |
| 29 | It 's certainly possible to work with drama students in this way , although it 's very important to be fair and clear about what you 're asking them to do . |
| 30 | I 've been very fortunate to be able to become part of your industry , to see part of your contribution to my patients for the great tomorrow . |