Example sentences of "[prep] be a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped in front of her and looked down at her from what appeared just then to be a very great height . |
| 2 | After putting in all those runners the actual bold swing across turns out to be a very small step for mankind . |
| 3 | ‘ It would have to be a very small stone , but I would do so gladly if it binds you to me . ’ |
| 4 | Alternatively , I could insert a thing called a pessary , which appeared to be a very small torpedo of solidified spermicide that dissolved internally . |
| 5 | Such people are likely to be a very small proportion of the first generation Caribbean community in London . |
| 6 | Going to be a very small , going to be a very small part . |
| 7 | Going to be a very small , going to be a very small part . |
| 8 | It was evidently to be a very reserved one . |
| 9 | He can see that Dr Serafin is going to be a very firm chairman . |
| 10 | But the judge did find the wording to be a very potent factor , and , after reviewing the guidelines discussed below , he found that the decision had indeed been that of an expert . |
| 11 | It was once believed to be a very young star , still condensing ; then it was suggested that we might be dealing with a Black Hole ; now it seems more likely that the eclipsing component is a hot bluish star surrounded by a cloud of opaque material . |
| 12 | If he 's on song he can unlock what is bound to be a very defensive set-up by Neuchatel . |
| 13 | Said to be a very calming stone when held in the hand , it can also help to regularise the menstrual cycle if you suffer from erratic periods . |
| 14 | There seems to be a very uneven development of user education programmes across the country at the moment , hence a need not only to prevent libraries from ‘ reinventing the wheel ’ in this area , but more important for them to be able to obtain advice on the ‘ best ’ available tried and tested programmes and methodologies . |
| 15 | Medicine continues to be a very powerful system of knowledge , and although there are many differences between nineteenth century and twentieth century medicine , there is still at its heart a view of the body ( both male and female ) as a repository for disease . |
| 16 | In principle this may appear to be a very cumbersome activity , but in practice it 's not . |
| 17 | 1992 proved to be a very challenging year for . |
| 18 | Some of them were really interested in meteorology , others only tolerant of what they considered to be a very inexact science . |
| 19 | However , I find Turner 's work on the results of such movement into the liminal state to be a very useful way of interpreting what an insider experiences when he moves to the margins of his own domain , and I suspect that many such transformations across fiercely defended boundaries of cultural experience lend the individual the chance to stand aside and reflect on his subjective place in the order of things . |
| 20 | ‘ He used to be a very useful runner in his younger days , ’ Joe explained , ‘ used to run for the Gloucester Harriers so they say . |
| 21 | In the areas of evaluation , widespread dissemination of case studies could prove to be a very useful practical exercise . |
| 22 | The contrast seems to me , for present purposes , to be a very useful one . |
| 23 | I 've always found a periscope to be a very useful accessory in these conditions . |
| 24 | Delivering the three modules in an integrated way was found to be a very useful method of assisting language learning . |
| 25 | He should turn out to be a very useful right/full back . |
| 26 | Coun Bob Kerr , chairman of the council 's leisure services committee and lecturer at Marton Sixth Form College , said : ‘ It promises to be a very useful initiative , given the growing importance of the European connection . ’ |
| 27 | And I er addressing your attention ma'am to , particularly to , the erm M A F F laboratory , which has been established at Sand Hutton , which is a maj , going to be a very major employer , located immediately adjacent to , well within this particular sector . |
| 28 | The filter matting has proved to be a very effective algae cleaner . |
| 29 | However , this has not been seen to be a very effective set of policies . |
| 30 | It may be tempting to think that the shortcomings of an aesthetically-numb society can be overcome by appointing an executive authority with powers to impose protection where necessary , but this is not likely to be a very effective approach . |