Example sentences of "very [adj] for [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , bent and rheumaticky and crosser than ever , Ruth and her sister Joan Young found him a figure to be pitied rather than feared , but both agreed that he was an evil-tempered old man and they felt very sorry for his only daughter Molly who kept house for him . |
| 2 | Compaq said demand is very high for its new generation of personal computers , launched in March , and the new generation of ProLinea and the Contura notebook line are backlogged with resellers . |
| 3 | This stain is very valuable for its minute selectivity on a scale discernible with a petrographic microscope . |
| 4 | It 's all very well for our rejuvenated Lothario . |
| 5 | For my part , I am very happy for his good fortune . ’ |
| 6 | it 's very bad for your varicose veins |