Example sentences of "or [pron] is very " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this , I later discovered , is that at yours there is likely to be a selection of friends and relations , one of whom in the course of discussion is bound to say , ‘ Come on , let's give him the best ! ’ and although he or she is very seldom the one who is paying for it , no one likes to appear mean at such a time — an attitude , I might add , of which the undertaker thoroughly approves ! |
| 2 | In as far as there is an average Japanese , he or she is very much a town dweller . |
| 3 | Either there is no cancer risk , or it is very small . ’ |
| 4 | As you can see , unless you feel that there is something suspect about the property , such as an extension which you feel may be badly constructed , or it is very old ( say , 18th century ) it is really not worth paying out for the more in-depth survey in the initial stages , which costs twice as much as the ordinary valuation survey . |
| 5 | Vision that is 5 per cent as good as yours or mine is very much worth having in comparison with no vision at all . |