Example sentences of "very [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nuclear arms race is a good recipe for national bankruptcy but it is very profitable for those who design and manufacture the weapons . |
| 2 | Given that the sale price of both types of coal is essentially the same , it is very profitable for British Coal to shift production towards opencast . |
| 3 | It can be very demoralising for a man to find that his partner , though somewhat advancing in age , is diminishing in size . |
| 4 | ‘ It is also very demoralising for teachers and pupils whose teaching is affected by arson attacks . ’ |
| 5 | Arrowanas are large fish , reportedly reaching lengths of up to three feet ( 90cm ) , but in captivity rarely exceeding 2′ ( 60cm ) and an eighteen inch ( 45cm ) specimen would be very respectable for even the biggest of aquariums . |
| 6 | They reached the turn in 37 and 42 respectively , very respectable for golfers with handicaps of 8 and 15 . |
| 7 | It is the anxious and emotionally immature women who suffer most in widowhood , and if your elderly parent falls into this category her reaction to her loss may be very trying for you . |
| 8 | The first few days were very trying for Alan as he went on to the new regime suddenly rather than gradually . |
| 9 | We were always rather intrigued with their eagerness and how they all seemed to pick up and wallow in the atmosphere of this period when it was very trying for the squadron commander if he was not on the evening . |
| 10 | ( This was very strange for me and I found it hard to talk about . |
| 11 | It will be very strange for Rangers to perform without their passionate supporters and fascinating to see how they cope in that alien atmosphere . |
| 12 | In addition , although not technically unfit , a house can still be very unsuitable for the needs of its occupants in terms of accommodation and access to jobs and services , aspects that are not generally the subject of legislation . |
| 13 | Table 5.6 shows that the proportions still at home were very low for those who had no principal carer , whose carer wanted institutional care , or where we were unable to interview or ascertain the carer 's preferences . |
| 14 | The standard of manual design has traditionally been very low for several reasons . |
| 15 | The values range from very low for the virtually insoluble helium to very high for the highly soluble ammonia . |
| 16 | So even when prices do fall very low for quite long periods of time , alright , farmers will still maintain production , even they 're making losses . |
| 17 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 18 | ‘ Mr O'Shea feels very sorry for himself . |
| 19 | It was too indefinite , and suddenly I felt very sorry for her . |
| 20 | He did not know how to tell her that he was very , very sorry for being small , and for snivelling , and for ruining her life so that she could not go to America to be a film-star . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ Keith felt very , very sorry for David and he always made me feel that I was a real bastard . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't know what to say , ’ Farmer Bolsover said to Brownie Owl , ‘ except that I am very sorry for what I did say about the Brownies , especially about the Brownie who climbed my apple-tree for her budgie . |
| 24 | We felt very sorry for both young people , for they were genuinely trying to find work and were getting very dispirited . |
| 25 | … I feel very sorry for musicians , ’ she pauses , ‘ depending on my mood . |
| 26 | I can tell you I was feeling very sorry for myself ’ . |
| 27 | She said , ‘ I 'm very sorry for you … |
| 28 | ‘ I am very sorry for Tom , he is very upset . |
| 29 | I felt very sorry for him then . |
| 30 | I felt very sorry for her by now and for want of knowing how to express my sympathy I offered to make another pot of tea . |