Example sentences of "[was/were] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women of Parma were very elegant . |
| 2 | Some of the patients were very groggy afterwards , though . ’ |
| 3 | Differences between the sexes were very noticeable . |
| 4 | We were very alive to the fact that the Howie review was raising issues of integration and articulation that Further Education could n't afford to ignore . |
| 5 | These rights were very extensive , but they were threatened by , rather than dependent on , recent papal legislation . |
| 6 | In some of these years , for example 1757 , 1766 , 1795 and 1801 , they were very extensive indeed . |
| 7 | Most Roman sculptors were very cautious about supporting large blocks of marble . |
| 8 | When Shepherd & wedderburn 's Paul Hally and Graham Barnet first suggested setting up Connections , a ‘ corporate finance marketing forum ’ in the form of a quarterly newsletter , ‘ we were very cautious and circumspect , simply going round saying ‘ we 've got this idea , we think it might work ’ , ’ said Hally . |
| 9 | The number of supply zones not complying with EC standards on PAH concentrations has doubled since 1990 , to 224 out of the total 2,598 , but chief inspector Mike Healey said there was no risk to health , as the EC standards were very cautious . |
| 10 | ‘ But they were very clever at concealing it . |
| 11 | I was sure my children were very clever . |
| 12 | ‘ Well now , Cap'n Smollett , ’ said Silver , sitting down in the sand , ‘ you were very clever , last night . |
| 13 | And I must say , ’ sniffed Tait appreciatively , tugging out a silk handkerchief from a pocket to blow his nose , ‘ they were very clever about it . |
| 14 | He 'd never found the Gun , of course ; they were very clever , very clever and cunning indeed . |
| 15 | You were very clever , Agatha , your disguise was perfect . |
| 16 | ‘ My inquiries with the RSPCA Wildlife Division were very fruitful . |
| 17 | ‘ We were very alarmed when Sean told us that they needed to look at you again , and you did n't ring a second time … so we were afraid … . ’ |
| 18 | They were very tricky to manipulate and inconsistent , however , several photographers achieved extremely high standards with the process . |
| 19 | They were very tricky to manipulate and inconsistent , however , several photographers achieved extremely high standards with the process . |
| 20 | There were very rounded top corners to the single bulkhead sliding door , which carried the Milnes gold transfer just below the window . |
| 21 | Rusper , founded for twelve nuns and a prioress in the twelfth century , was down to two by the sixteenth century , both of whom were very aged . |
| 22 | They were very companionable . |
| 23 | He fixed his bleak grey eyes on Nick ; they were very close-set , on either side of his long , red , bony nose . |
| 24 | We were very grateful to Tim Rodber for turning out for us against Harlequins the week before he won his first cap . |
| 25 | ‘ My mum is a bit upset , ’ says Zara , ‘ but we had a lovely letter from Mr Evans saying that he would pay for me to return home at any time during the first three months in England , which we were very grateful for . ’ |
| 26 | Despite that , Martha and I had a wonderful wedding , and were very grateful that when other families were separated , we had the opportunity to be together . |
| 27 | Although we had three rooms for the sessions , conditions were very cramped and there were last minute hitches with pupils discovering their recorders would n't work or the plug points were too far from the place allocated for the interviews . |
| 28 | ‘ The scalp and facial massagers were very relaxing , and a spherical head relaxed my tense shoulder muscles . |
| 29 | When , in nineteen fifty eight when Co Cossors were bringing , started bringing their workers here the Development Corporation were very anxious to let houses and , so that it , it did n't matter whether the worker was male or female , he or she was accepted as a tenant , by the time we came to move in Harlow in nineteen sixty three the Development Corporation reneged on its promise to house my wife . |
| 30 | The Pakistani parents in Rochdale were very anxious to bring up their children in an Islamic culture and regarded this as the key issue in decisions as to whether or not to stay in Britain . |