lexical verb + degree adverb
Following a lexical verb with a degree adverb is possible but much rarer than following a lexical verb with a preposition and a little rarer than following a lexical verb with a general adverb.
11 TAKES (VVZ) ABOUT (RG) 36989
12 LOOKS (VVZ) VERY (RG) 34563
13 GET (VVI) TOO (RG) 32745
16 FEEL (VV0) VERY (RG) 29120
20 GET (VVI) VERY (RG) 26219
23 GETTING (VVG) TOO (RG) 24017
24 GET (VVI) AS (RG) 23435
25 WORKS (VVZ) VERY (RG) 22637
26 SEEN (VVN) SO (RG) 22261
27 BECAME (VVD) VERY (RG) 21796
28 LOOKS (VVZ) PRETTY (RG) 21758
29 SEEMS (VVZ) VERY (RG) 21728
30 GET (VV0) TOO (RG) 21335
32 TOOK (VVD) ABOUT (RG) 19644
35 LOOK (VVI) VERY (RG) 18874
36 GETS (VVZ) TOO (RG) 18593
39 TAKE (VVI) ABOUT (RG) 17311
42 WORK (VVI) VERY (RG) 16601
44 SEEMS (VVZ) PRETTY (RG) 16314
48 FEEL (VVI) VERY (RG) 15416
49 FEELS (VVZ) VERY (RG) 15279
50 GET (VV0) VERY (RG) 15112
51 LOOK (VV0) VERY (RG) 15102
52 GO (VVI) SO (RG) 15099
57 TAKE (VVI) TOO (RG) 14585
59 BECOMES (VVZ) VERY (RG) 14427
60 BECOME (VVI) VERY (RG) 14321
62 BECOME (VVN@) VERY (RG) 14069
64 WORK (VV0) VERY (RG) 13740
65 FELT (VVD) VERY (RG) 13467
66 SEE (VVI) SO (RG) 13414
68 BECAME (VVD) SO (RG_RR) 13354
74 SEEMS (VVZ) TOO (RG) 12542
76 WORRY (VVI) TOO (RG) 12450
78 GO (VVI) TOO (RG) 12110
80 KNOW (VV0) VERY (RG) 11661
81 GETS (VVZ) VERY (RG) 11586
82 LOOK (VVI) TOO (RG) 11520
84 GET (VVI) PRETTY (RG) 11241
85 LOOK (VVI) AS (RG) 11204
87 GETTING (VVG) VERY (RG) 11105
89 WENT (VVD) SO (RG) 11069
91 GET (VVI) SO (RG) 10904
92 WORKING (VVG) VERY (RG) 10752
94 LOOK (VVI) SO (RG) 10670
97 GOING (VVG) TOO (RG) 10654
100 FEEL (VVI) SO (RG) 10520
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