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Meanings of very ill in English

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Usage of very ill in English
1
There is no other physician within reach; my father is very ill.
The Night Horseman
2
All utensils in brass and copper are very ill made and finished.
Travels through France and Italy
3
I had heard you were very ill. I'm surprised to see you.
Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
4
I found her in the shop, looking very ill, and obstinately reserved.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
5
His mother was very ill in the country, where she was visiting.
Jack / 1877
6
Their deaths are not seen as symptomatic of a very ill society.
Independent.ie
7
Her lover was very ill; Wheeler doubted if he would get better.
Lister's Great Adventure
8
They had all been very ill-used since she last saw her sister.
Pride and Prejudice
9
It makes people very ill, so ill that in time they die.
Up the Hill and Over
10
Phillip, she really was very ill; I was thoroughly alarmed about her.
Katherine's Sheaves
11
But in other respects their charge against Danby was very ill grounded.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. / From...
12
Often he thought himself very ill and upon the point of death.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
13
He is very ill, dying; he will soon be taken from us.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 10
14
The majority were genuinely very ill and needed emergency care, he said.
Radio NZ
15
Next day I felt very ill from the effects of my bath.
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life. Volume...
16
Belle is very ill, and the others are not far from it.
The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies
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