Example sentences of "very [adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was very sorry for her mistake and was therefore punishing herself by agreeing to marry him . |
| 2 | Now , bent and rheumaticky and crosser than ever , Ruth and her sister Joan Young found him a figure to be pitied rather than feared , but both agreed that he was an evil-tempered old man and they felt very sorry for his only daughter Molly who kept house for him . |
| 3 | Some fifty successful local wage claims apart , and despite Wilson 's optimism in his Presidential Address at the Annual Conference of the union in September 1916 , seamen might have been forgiven for concluding that patriotism had done very little for their cause . |
| 4 | He 's a doctor , a Chinese guy , works out in the New Territories , saves lives on a daily basis and gets paid very little for his considerable sacrifices and hard work . |
| 5 | A girl who is very tall for her age may fear that she will go on growing at the same rate indefinitely , while a boy who is shorter than his mates of the same age may be afraid that he will be permanently undersized . |
| 6 | Their research was very advanced for its time . |
| 7 | Now it is a sport , and it is a skilled game you know , and I think women can play it just as well as men , or against men and you know , you can have your fans who are very strong for your women 's team tha just as much as the men , but yet , would they also be branded as hooligans because they go along and stand on the terraces and shout for the girls ? |
| 8 | These courses are funded by Shell , and we 're very grateful for their help . |
| 9 | We are very grateful for their support and their continued interest in our programme and I think they were er conscious of the fact that Vice President Pandolfi was coming here and so they have contacted him saying how essential they think it is that the work should continue here . |
| 10 | I have seen frequently over the last year and I have been very grateful for her friendship , not to mention the clothes she has lent me which her daughter has outgrown . |
| 11 | We would be very grateful for your advice . |
| 12 | I should be very grateful for your advice regarding the construction of a block floor in my dining room and kitchen . |
| 13 | And I 'd be very grateful for your advice . |
| 14 | And , if you 're willing , I 'll be very grateful for your help . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm very grateful for his asking me over here . |
| 16 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's opening comments , but not very grateful for his latter comments . |
| 17 | Wonderful stuff , and very innovative for its time . |
| 18 | I recall thanking him for his consideration , but quite probably I said nothing very definite for my employer went on : |
| 19 | Recently I have been reading the writings of Matthew Fox , a Dominican who is very popular for his creation spirituality and love of the environment . |
| 20 | Compaq said demand is very high for its new generation of personal computers , launched in March , and the new generation of ProLinea and the Contura notebook line are backlogged with resellers . |
| 21 | And it 's an opportunity for her and me to say a couple of words to us , and for us certainly to thank her very much for her service . |
| 22 | If you think about a baby coming out bottom first , it ca n't do very much for its hips can it ? |
| 23 | I know that the Minister is a fair-minded man and I fear very much for his future . |
| 24 | And thank him very much for his idea and I will |
| 25 | But thank you all , and I wish you you the members and N C V O itself , every good fortune , and I think we 've had such a good day today , and I think Sir Leonard has shown us a really very clear way forward , and I know that the relationships which already exist , and those which will be developed can only be Thank you all very much for your support and help through those years . |
| 26 | ‘ But the Bor defeat is very serious for his troops . ’ |
| 27 | Bernadette had asked for a sign saying simply ‘ quality ’ which was very appropriate for her appearance but did nothing much to advertise what she was advising on . |
| 28 | Umm yes I do have I have n't brought it with me but I do have a book at home that that erm in that showed you know the pieces of fabric that you had left over from doing all this , erm I 've got a pattern that my mother actually used to make things that were very are now very unpopular for my children . |
| 29 | This stain is very valuable for its minute selectivity on a scale discernible with a petrographic microscope . |
| 30 | ‘ All we can assume is he must be very fit for his age . ’ |