Example sentences of "very [adj] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm then we said er another the train to such a place will be quarter of an hour late , we 're very sorry cos it 's held up , everything was standing outside the station , er they 're all held up with this fire at Banbury , was upsetting everything |
| 2 | This ability is very striking because it shows clearly that young children can think about a non-existent or counterfactual situation . |
| 3 | And what 's the point of a journey that seems very pleasant if it gets you to the wrong place ! |
| 4 | ‘ We stayed in a tent for four days and got very wet because it rained all the time , ’ she says . |
| 5 | I 'm sure you 'll work something out with Ian , but Sophie will have to be very careful when it comes to choosing the right person to replace you . ’ |
| 6 | Billy Dann 's office was long and narrow , almost as narrow as the desk placed across it just in front of the window , but very high because it had been partitioned out of a much bigger room . |
| 7 | There are special toothpastes which are not harmful if swallowed , and brushing your dog 's teeth is actually very easy once it has been demonstrated by a vet . |
| 8 | It would have been very sad if it had been stopped . ’ |
| 9 | Most people 's long-term memory is very limited when it comes to remembering specific points or ideas . |
| 10 | It 's very hygienic because it does n't retain household dust and is easy to lay yourself . |
| 11 | This is all very well while it lasts but what happens when the manager disappears ? |
| 12 | ‘ David is very malleable when it comes to girlfriends , ’ says Solowka . |
| 13 | An oval-shaped wreath can look very effective if it follows the lines of its oval frame , and you can make a similar style of garland in a heart-shaped design , whether small ( see p. 85 ) or much bigger and bolder and enclosed in a square frame . |
| 14 | This kind of approach can be very useful since it provides an opportunity for the media to ask questions and get direct answers on the spot , without having to spend valuable time away from the office . |
| 15 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
| 16 | A ‘ full auto ’ button , for instance , is very useful because it gives auto-exposure/auto focus/auto white balance at a single press . |
| 17 | This section is based on an article by Wilkinson ( 1982 ) , which is very useful as it exposes the underlying ideologies/philosophies or interests that are at stake in this kind of reform . |
| 18 | To do this , cut out the outline of the vase or urn from a large leaf ( an enormous autumn leaf is very useful as it has an interesting texture ) using a craft knife , and use the shape to form the container at the base of the picture . |
| 19 | This way of looking at terms and not deciding their status until there has been a breach is very useful as it gives a welcome degree of flexibility to contracts , although it could be criticized for introducing uncertainty . |
| 20 | The path becomes very rough where it leaves the burn and climbs steeply out of the glen . |
| 21 | In fact , noise can be very helpful because it gives the network a chance to jump out of local minima . |
| 22 | Well we 've been very concerned to try and develop our policies and services and we find this report very helpful because it has given us a very clear lead as to the sort of things which are necessary , and in many ways it 's supporting the ideas which we 've had . |
| 23 | If the concern is income inequality , this sort of approach is not very helpful as it tells you nothing about the numbers that have to ‘ share ’ each proportion of income . |
| 24 | Freedom from Communism is not going to last the flag very long if it 's identified with a freedom to starve . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm very good when it comes to my teeth . |
| 26 | Karen talks about her life and says that her friends are very good when it comes to going out . |
| 27 | This SAMPLING is very important since it allows you to clarify points you have recognised and regain the drift of the historian 's thoughts or arguments . |
| 28 | I find this mode of evaluation very important because it allows me to see how the child is thinking , and to what extent they are thinking about problems they are being presented with , whether it 's shallowly , or whether they are actually going into it in some depth . |
| 29 | The foot placement is very important as it encourages the rest of the body to take up a good position . |
| 30 | The brew was very important as it completed or shut up the work . |