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.
Here we have kept the results with
_VV _RG
11 TAKES ABOUT 36989
All in all, the process takes about a month, give or take.
12 LOOKS VERY 34563
This bread looks very good.
13 GET TOO 32745
And don’t get too close to the road
16 FEEL (VV0) VERY 29120
20 GET (VVI) VERY 26219
23 GETTING (VVG) TOO 24017
24 GET (VVI) AS 23435
25 WORKS (VVZ) VERY 22637
26 SEEN (VVN) SO 22261
27 BECAME (VVD) VERY 21796
28 LOOKS (VVZ) PRETTY 21758
29 SEEMS (VVZ) VERY 21728
30 GET (VV0) TOO 21335
32 TOOK (VVD) ABOUT 19644
35 LOOK (VVI) VERY 18874
36 GETS (VVZ) TOO 18593
39 TAKE (VVI) ABOUT 17311
42 WORK (VVI) VERY 16601
44 SEEMS (VVZ) PRETTY 16314
48 FEEL (VVI) VERY 15416
49 FEELS (VVZ) VERY 15279
50 GET (VV0) VERY 15112
51 LOOK (VV0) VERY 15102
52 GO (VVI) SO 15099
57 TAKE (VVI) TOO 14585
59 BECOMES (VVZ) VERY 14427
60 BECOME (VVI) VERY 14321
62 BECOME (VVN@) VERY 14069
64 WORK (VV0) VERY 13740
65 FELT (VVD) VERY 13467
66 SEE (VVI) SO 13414
68 BECAME (VVD) SO (RG_RR) 13354
74 SEEMS (VVZ) TOO 12542
76 WORRY (VVI) TOO 12450
78 GO (VVI) TOO 12110
80 KNOW (VV0) VERY 11661
81 GETS (VVZ) VERY 11586
82 LOOK (VVI) TOO 11520
84 GET (VVI) PRETTY 11241
85 LOOK (VVI) AS 11204
87 GETTING (VVG) VERY 11105
89 WENT (VVD) SO 11069
91 GET (VVI) SO 10904
92 WORKING (VVG) VERY 10752
94 LOOK (VVI) SO 10670
97 GOING (VVG) TOO 10654
100 FEEL (VVI) SO 10520