Example sentences of "[v-ing] very [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 2 | I was me and it was both frightening and exciting , like driving very fast round a precipitous bend with someone now and again taking my hands off the wheel and forcing me to trust . |
| 3 | The Femidom is a new female condom looking very much like a larger version of the male variety , except these things are ribbed at both ends , a bit like a fisherman 's keep net . |
| 4 | I 'm looking very hard for a new amp as a 30th anniversary present to myself and would really like to own a quality ( loud ! ) amp which I can carry in one hand . |
| 5 | In this case , due to the form of key and the end-folding digits chosen , end-folding is acting very similarly to an order-preserving algorithm . |
| 6 | My pair of Birchirs have now settled down in their new home and are feeding very well on a plentiful supply of garden worms . |
| 7 | It has an eye , and around that eye are the circular flows of the seasons , moving very slowly in a number of distinct zones . |
| 8 | I can feel the British people moving very fast towards a position we 've held with some electoral drag for a number of years . |
| 9 | After some discussion as to the walk , by now approaching 10 am , out of the fog was heard the sound of a steam loco and the 8F Severn Valley Engine No 48773 appeared , travelling very slowly with a Birmingham Railway Museum support coach attached . |
| 10 | The irony of this fascinating book is that it shows that Charlie Francis was doing very well as a coach without giving drugs to his athletes . |
| 11 | She 's capable of doing very well in a major crisis . |
| 12 | It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out . |
| 13 | Anthony had just left university and was hanging round , not trying very hard for a job . |
| 14 | You know ’ he added thoughtfully ‘ if she 's keeping any secrets in that place she 's not trying very hard with a back-door lock like that . |
| 15 | And they were still chatting comfortably with each other when she rejoined them in the living-room , feeling very much like a spare part . |
| 16 | She is concentrating very hard on a patch of light on the wall . |