Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] a very " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nonetheless he stands out as a prophetic beacon , a fresh and radical thinker whose radicalism did not lie in attempting a consciously ‘ modern reinterpretation ’ of Christian faith , but in struggling afresh with the heart of the matter , and charting out a very different course from those being recommended on all sides around him . |
| 2 | The use of restraint must be within a narrow context and affecting only a very small number of residents , he said . |
| 3 | We also need a large membership to further and strengthen already a very effective lobby within government , Europe and the sport . |
| 4 | The political and social hegemony of the Austrian bourgeoisie ( Bürgertum ) came very late , very suddenly , and lasted only a very short time . |
| 5 | These paintings do not differ fundamentally from his work of the previous autumn and represent only a very gentle movement towards a softer , more lyrical kind of painting . |
| 6 | MAFF publishes no cost/ benefit appraisals of grant-aided capital schemes and makes only a very superficial assessment of their value in either agricultural or financial terms . |
| 7 | The tank is unfiltered but contains only a very few fish at any one time . |
| 8 | John Retallack is a bright director but keeps only a very light hand on the tiller here ; this is not so much director 's theatre as anonymous the- atre . |
| 9 | This feature is not as gimmicky as it sounds , as putting down a very hot air gun where it will not do any damage can often be a problem . |