Example sentences of "very [adj] [pers pn] can [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm very sorry I ca n't oblige you with cigarettes for her , sir . |
| 2 | Oh yeah that one , that 's not so bad , it 's the other stuff this er was is it , Saladene that that 's a wo a wood preservative it 's a got a s stainer now that 's not very strong I can still smell it now you know . |
| 3 | in the meantime Brocklesby was approaching and this one horrendous photograph of me looking very harassed you can well imagine and my father ever pompous when he saw this photograph said huh where were your directors , was n't one of them in charge , and I said no they were away having lunch , they were just going to arrive when they you know , anyway ? |
| 4 | When the weather is very cold they can not fly at all , but can warm themselves by deflecting their wings at right angles to the Sun ( as do , for example , locusts ) . |
| 5 | While projects of this kind can be very impressive they can not hope to generate an increase in output from the mass of small scale farmers , as their requirement for scarce , high level management is too great . |