Example sentences of "as a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She remembered him as a very private person . |
| 2 | Cereal fibre , which includes the bran in wholemeal flour , wholemeal bread and bran itself , acts as a very effective way of preventing constipation , diverticular disease and other bowel complaints . |
| 3 | To John Baxter this was rather ‘ solemn mock-Soviet montage ’ but others have more rightly seen it as a very effective expression of that energy which ordinary people had in abundance but which the America of 1934 so tragically left untapped . |
| 4 | I I think that er what has been known as an inner northern bypass , that is a road which passes between Harrogate and Knaresborough , could act as a very effective relief road for the A fifty nine . |
| 5 | In Example 10 the high G is produced only in bar 29 ( notice also the strongly emotive leaps around the climax point ) : As a very general rule , one can observe that composers keep back climax points to the later part of melodic sentences and towards the end of complete themes . |
| 6 | Eastern Europe does not yet feature strongly in the trusts ' portfolios and according to Amanda Davidson , a partner in independent financial advisers Holden Meehan ( 071–354 2020 ) , it must only be viewed as a very long-term investment . |
| 7 | Their father , Sandy Toms is , surprisingly you might think , presented as a very likeable character . |
| 8 | How how about that as a very practical suggestion or as you say perhaps finding |
| 9 | In past interviews the Princess Royal has displayed a distinct lack of enthusiasm for pregnancy , describing it as a very boring nine months . |
| 10 | It was certainly regarded as a very radical measure at the time . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , as a very temporary measure , wartime rent restriction was retained and , equally as a very temporary measure , since new houses would not be built to let commercially in these circumstances , a subsidy was introduced to bridge the gap — between pre-war and post-war rents . |
| 12 | As a very rough indicator , instalments totalling over one-tenth of income might stand out as a heavy current credit commitment . |
| 13 | The relative percentage scores listed above can be taken as a very rough indication of prototype awareness , illustrating the radiality of the knowledge system . |
| 14 | By the end of the serial , Harcourt Brown , who begins as a very sinister type , has evolved into a more whimsical , if somewhat selfish , personality , prone to romancing about a trip to Venus . |
| 15 | Although I do not propose to go into the details of the church here , suffice to say , it struck me as a very curious place with many things strangely out of kilter . |
| 16 | Dave 's verdict : I give the Jammer top marks as a very versatile jacket which is suitable for all year round use . |
| 17 | Tempered hardboard ( tempered with oil or resin ) is more durable and water-resistant , so can be used outdoors , eg as a wall lining or cladding ; or indoors as a very hard-wearing floorcovering . |
| 18 | mm , mm , were , were talking about what happens when people who have fallen in love get together and decide to stay together for a bit and its been suggested that marriage can put some strains on er what started off as a very heady mutual experience , if your lucky , let me ask you this , do you think marriage destroys love ? , button one for yes and button two for no , does marriage destroy love ? , as you understand it mm a few are not sure but thirty people have said yes , who said yes |
| 19 | MICHAEL WINNER and I ceased to be on speaking terms after I described him as a very average director who made very average movies . |
| 20 | Jon Pepper always struck me as a very proficient newsman . |
| 21 | As a very young child he witnessed scenes which equalled anything from the imagination of Rider Haggard . |
| 22 | I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun . |
| 23 | Miss Taylor , you went to Hollywood as a very young girl and during that time the young actors and actresses such as Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin seemed to be channelled towards song and dance . |
| 24 | As a very young child he had learned to read from picture books that showed children living in houses like these , in nurseries with sloping ceilings and toy yachts and teddy bears on the floor and solid Papas and gentle Mamas and a view through the window of rooftops and spires , and if there was a cloud across the moon it was in the shape of a sailing ship . |
| 25 | ( In fact , he is in one as a very young man accompanying the prince of Wales on safari . ) |
| 26 | As a very young woman she cherished ‘ exquisite sensibility ’ and exhibited ‘ a restless melancholy ’ . |
| 27 | Er but he had died actually as a very young child . |
| 28 | Cato the Censor fought as a very young man at the battle of the Metaurus where Hasdrubal had been heavily supported by Gaulish troops . |
| 29 | Like most small criminals he had about as much grasp of the laws of cause and effect as a very young child and rather less imagination . |
| 30 | In terms of my own personal history , I think that as a very young woman I faced some quite , to me , amazing contradictions . |