Example sentences of "not [be] [vb pp] very " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the great variation that exists in wealth , social organisation and culture in Latin America , it is not easy to find a simple , but also heuristic schema for class analysis , and perhaps for that reason the exercise has not been attempted very often . |
| 2 | No , not at all , er , but I , I , I , am someone who believes you 've got to have level playing fields , which we do not have , er or wo n't have , er with the implementation of the common market er , regardless of any relationship with the Soviet Union in 1992 , er after all to , what has not been published very much , er is that , you know , got to take into account indirect as well as direct and erm , if you look at for instance the United States er which is constantly packing the common market people , which is of course , er |
| 3 | We suggested with Genesis 22 that certain aspects of its theology could not be pushed very far , that theological caution had been sacrificed in the interests of storytelling . |
| 4 | So do n't hesitate to ask questions or , or discuss points which you feel erm have not be made very clearly or perhaps with which you do n't even agree . |
| 5 | It requires a lot of room for its wavy leaves to spread out , and therefore other plants should not be grown very near it . |
| 6 | Gifts and legacies , which in early times had been very large , can not be assessed very precisely , but are likely to have been considerable . |
| 7 | Professor Eversley has stressed that it need not be drawn very high and points to the importance of groups at the margin , who used soap to wash with and wore some cotton instead of home-spun linen : " what seems neces-sary for growth is that the very exceptional expenditures should become a little less so " . |
| 8 | For a long time , I was inclined to think that the contrast was too great for any important exchange of ideas , and that Liebermann 's suggestion , despite its attraction , could not be taken very seriously . |
| 9 | In an economy as complicated as ours , action can not be taken very quickly , and any change in our national taxation system would take years to complete . |
| 10 | However , the latter figure is based on answers to a question in the 1981 census about the country of birth of one 's head of household , and can not be considered very accurate . |
| 11 | ‘ It will concentrate on one speciality item , which is already available but not being done very well , ’ says Mr Dell . |