Example sentences of "[pron] very [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was aware that I was attracted to boys and men from about the age of twelve or fourteen , but although I was brought up in London I still did n't find it very easy to have any sort of contact with other gay men . |
| 2 | The way that most invertebrate and mixed systems are set up , with intricate rockwork and powerful water movement , makes it very difficult to spot uneaten food particles , and the various scavengers are vital in picking this surplus up , and preventing it from decaying and fouling the tank . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's just that I do n't find it very difficult to multiply one number by another . ’ |
| 4 | People with valuable secrets ought not to allow subordinate employees … to obtain knowledge of this kind , and if they choose to do it without warning them they will find it very difficult to claim interlocutory relief successfully " . |
| 5 | I found it very difficult to say this word , and so I decided to shorten it and call them Houys . |
| 6 | With the possible exception of grant-maintained status , for which I personally find it very difficult to see any merit or justification , the other provisions with potential threat for children with special needs ( open enrolment and local financial management ) are for me rather like the curate 's egg . |
| 7 | The lottery business is basically a very very small business with limited competition , and for a state the size of California it makes it very difficult to have large competition because only a certain number of companies can actually put in a system of this size . |
| 8 | Detectives are finding it very difficult to extract any information from the travelling communities |
| 9 | Our offices had expanded very rapidly from 1986 onwards and we had to increase our production capacity here and we were finding it very difficult to recruit trained sewing machinists . |
| 10 | Rapidly changing light at any time , especially at sunset or sunrise , makes it very difficult to get this kind of balance right . |