Example sentences of "[vb past] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The magistrate told Long : ‘ You put yourself in charge of a lethal weapon and posed very grave dangers to innocent members of the public . ’ |
| 2 | Former England captain Chris Cowdrey was more critical , saying : ‘ Keith Fletcher said before the tour that he thought India posed very few problems . |
| 3 | Mixing of solutions contributed very little to the overall concentration , but once the procedure started , there was a gradual increase in formaldehyde concentration . |
| 4 | She contributed very little to the conversation as they ate their meal . |
| 5 | During the operation the houses sustained very considerable damage — windows , sinks , toilets , floorboards , furniture , televisions , and personal possessions were smashed . |
| 6 | All three of the plaintiff 's friends were killed in the accident and the plaintiff sustained very grave injuries which kept her in hospitals and a rehabilitation centre for almost three years . |
| 7 | Mary was aware of this too and tried very hard to explain this to all those other people who were involved . |
| 8 | Edouard tried very hard to persuade him to talk , and to relax ; Grégoire would not say one word . |
| 9 | ‘ I got on with the work , tried very hard to stay jovial , and kept a smiling face . |
| 10 | We tried very hard to underline the importance of these paintings , so that if they were ever to come on the market the government would be conditioned to their importance . |
| 11 | I tried very hard to think about something , anything , that would help me keep my head clear . |
| 12 | She tried very hard to climb up the table leg , but she could not do it . |
| 13 | I never dared hope you might love me , so I tried very hard to forget you . |
| 14 | And she added , cheeks suddenly a-flush and her voice wild , ‘ I tried very hard to get it out of him . |
| 15 | The police tried very hard to find Mr Hyde , and/but … |
| 16 | Before Rain disappeared over the side of Perfidia again they tried very hard to get her to admit they were very talented out-of-work actors to have been so convincing . |
| 17 | He tried very hard to smile . |
| 18 | Rain looked at the roof , at the timeworn stone and the patina of wood , and she tried very hard to remember her earlier visit to St Martin 's . |
| 19 | ‘ They tried very hard to accept you . ’ |
| 20 | I mean I suppose it is the first time , it 's the only film of its type , you , you know what I 'm getting at , it 's exactly the same thing we , we tried very hard to avoid in the access guide , actually being able to say what instead of just saying you know |
| 21 | I tried very hard to get it right and satisfy her . |
| 22 | ‘ I always tried very hard to provide a good service and I used to go out and speak to the passengers to make sure they were satisfied , ’ she said . |
| 23 | I used very dry elm . |
| 24 | The main reason for this discrepancy was probably their method of testing which only used very small amounts of the test foods ( see p 91 ) . |
| 25 | For nearly two weeks they used very low currents , about 0.05 amps , and discovered that the cell cooled down more than expected . |
| 26 | Glaxo rightly points out that Astra used very high levels of ranitidine , several hundred times the normal human intake and far greater than the doses of omeprazole Astra fed to rats . |
| 27 | You were right in saying that there was very bad press given to hormone replacement therapy in in the early days when they used very high doses of of er un er , of normal oestrogens and this caused an increase in the amount of end of uterus , uterine cancer and this I think has generally er mo mo mo ruined the course for for the older doctors because they still think that it 's associated with an increase in cancer and they have n't got up to date to realise that the more modern preparations are not causing this and that 's where I think th the problems li lie . |
| 28 | In France , by contrast , in spite of what seemed like early successes , the personal fortunes of both Philip VI and John II sank very low . |
| 29 | Its design drew very mixed responses , the styling being criticised for its hotchpotch of elements from the MX-5 ( taillights ) to the current Toyota Celica ( rear hatch ) and even Nissan 's 100NX ( nose and headlights ) . |
| 30 | He created very distinctive passages of ascending chords to accompany the magic bird 's flight through the trees . |