Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thing is moulded under your eyes , and a recent book which has been very popular in the university Gödel Esher Bach which is on some of the aspects of artificial intelligence and ideas , has in its preface got quite a long article on how the author actually organised all of the processes , right through to the final printing of that book , and indeed even wrote the programs for formatting the text , and it has obviously been very stimulating for him . |
| 2 | Mr Davies 's research has obviously been very thorough , for some of his photographs were unknown even to old BCR fans . |
| 3 | State socialism has not been very successful in transferring technology between countries , and has brought its own kind of exploitation ( as the Yugoslavs discovered in the first few years after the war ) . |
| 4 | The realignment of exchange rates discussed above might suggest that it has not been very successful in promoting greater exchange rate stability . |
| 5 | Our year has not been very eventful . |
| 6 | ‘ Britain has not been very good at getting the ideas out of universities . |
| 7 | Our experience of multilingual and multinational federations has not been very good . |
| 8 | LET's experience of working with ‘ name ’ architects has not been very fruitful . |
| 9 | Similarly , the policy of refusing employment in the desirable areas to general practitioners has not been very effective because even these areas have not had their government quota of general practitioners . |
| 10 | The enemy has not been very active since the 10th August and I somehow miss the occasional mortar burst in the area , or the odd German shell passing over . |
| 11 | That practice has already been very successful — as , for example , in straw combustion for space heating , which was demonstrated at Woburn abbey . |
| 12 | I 've played many neck-through-body instruments before and sustain has generally been very good , but here it is nothing short of remarkable . |
| 13 | I ought to have said , that though not a stout young man , he has always been very healthy , and has no dread of confinement . |
| 14 | Next , I would like to thank John for his support and encouragement I 'd like to mention Carole who has always been there when I 've needed At this point who again has always been very supportive I also want to thank members of the regional both past and present , but particularly I 'd like to thank all the regional officers and staff for their assistance and particularly George , Hugh and the officer I would also like to thank regional political officer for the Midlands and East Coast we now hold all the major positions of the Labour Party with I would also like to thank the national food and leisure committee for their help and support and particularly to David , Nick and To conclude , President , I 'd like to express my sincere thanks and love to those important people around me , my family . |
| 15 | The community here has always been very supportive of what we do on the base . |
| 16 | Langbaurgh Council has always been very supportive . |
| 17 | Husband Roy has always been very supportive and part of the Medau scene . |
| 18 | Long-time exhibitor at the Ceramics Fair , Clemens Van der Ven of s'Hertogenbosch , The Netherlands , who specialises in Oriental Art , explains his continued presence at the fair : ‘ The Ceramics Fair has always been very successful for us . |
| 19 | No , I 'm I was suggesting that the odds are against them and that men have used a type of emotional blackmail against women , which has always been very successful , where they 're actually forced , because there are no things like cheap or free workplace nurseries , they are forced to be the primary carers . |
| 20 | The risk from blood transfusion in the UK has always been very small . |
| 21 | In terms of self-education or self-development ( or whatever term is used ) , the provision of educational material has always been very much part of the public library 's brief . |
| 22 | He has always been very bad about it , which is why he injured himself at Steve Hadley 's yard , and even now John has to dope him before he is clipped . |
| 23 | In fact , the work we have done together has always been very harmonious — although I imagine if we were in a sit-com at the same time we could get a bit waspish — ‘ She 's got more lines than me … but it 's never happened so far . |
| 24 | Joan , who supervised Highgrove and Princess Anne 's Gatcombe Park household laundry with her sister until their retirement , says : ‘ The Prince has always been very kind . ’ |
| 25 | The Yugoslav government has always been very concerned about the wide regional differences in economic achievement . |
| 26 | Because McDonald 's has always been very conscious of all issues relating to the environment , early last year the decision was taken to cease using CFCs in packaging . |
| 27 | But it is also because of the geography of growth of the service sector , which has also been very uneven . |
| 28 | Having 2 ex-county players on the team has also been very worthwhile with helpful tips being tried out every week ( as the Institute chaps will tell you , comparing our game with them a few weeks ago and the Charity Match just played — sorry David what was the score … ? ) |
| 29 | Rosenthal 's work in Denmark has also been very influential . |
| 30 | South Africa has also been very popular with Madeiran emigrants . |