Example sentences of "very [adj] [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But it 's very strange that I started to masturbate , night and morning , after that .
2 ‘ I 'm really very sorry that I had to leave you with my mother .
3 And , ’ obscurely , ‘ my behaviour ’ , as you call it , might have been very different if I 'd known Hugh was a thing of the past . ’
4 Although this radio programme was broadcast nationally , I found it very interesting as I happened to know the area in question .
5 ‘ It 's all been very interesting and I 've learned quite a lot of things I did n't know before .
6 In nineteen hundred and twelve the Dutch came and the Oxford Motor Club entertained them and we went all round the High Wycome area , Cophill and that on hill climbs , so we re-enacted it last year and I was riding my nineteen fourteen motorcycle , and I was asked — I was the oldest rider — how old are you ? — I said eighty years old — and what is your biggest difficulty ? — and I said getting my leg over , which I really literally meant because the saddle 's very high and I do have a job getting my leg over the saddle !
7 We were very fortunate but I do remember the guns used to go off and I , when my so my son was born the , the guns were going off all the time from the castle .
8 ‘ It is all very sad but I do wish Kevin and the club success .
9 ‘ I 'll be very nervous but I want to ask him what he eats for breakfast .
10 I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly .
11 With two excellent midwives giving advice and encouragement , was born very fast and I seemed to recover almost immediately .
12 He 'll be very quick and I do regret that he 's not here .
13 He 's confident , too , claiming : ‘ Benn has taken a great risk in fighting me because , like Ruddock , he is very predictable and I aim to exploit his lack of variety .
14 I had started to feel very tired and I decided to try and find somewhere to have a sleep .
15 ‘ I 'm very tired and I need to get some sleep .
16 ‘ Visitors are very important and I love having people here , though I don ‘ t want to have too many at the same time .
17 I know you are very busy but I do hope you can help in this way .
18 I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once .
19 The result was very rewarding and I enjoyed doing it very much .
20 As a result the programs have been very successful and I have sold copies to many colleges and universities , mainly in Britain but some overseas .
21 ‘ There 's something very practical that I want to ask you , ’ he said gently .
22 But my mother was very keen and she was very disappointed because I had missed out .
23 It was very frustrating because I 'd made my debut when Ken Brown was manager and I 'd done really well . ’
24 I had noticed the name on the map ; it seemed very remote but I had seen a reference to an inn there .
25 My own humble advice to him and I d do it humility , because he 's a very experienced Minister , be very wise and I think serve the interest of the Government in which he 's a member , if he has opted the latter course .
26 You would be very cross if I stopped giving it . ’
27 I was very disillusioned when I started doing physics by the amount of maths in the course .
28 ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’
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