We're lucky the BNC (British National Corpus) allows one to search for the period. I was able this way to make [this search][1]: > Only 24 solutions found for this query > > ACE 791 ‘Hitler's pact with Stalin — worrying. Very.’ > > BNC 832 Phillis was a prudent shopper. Very. > > C8S 1706 ‘Yes, Monsieur de Chavigny. Very.’ > > CDE 786 ‘Yes. Very.’ > > CDE 2331 ‘Yes. Very. > > CKC 1343 Favourably impressed. Very. > > CKE 2373 ‘Unfortunate. Very. > > FRJ 601 Very soon. Very. > > GUD 101 ‘Well, it was. Very. > > H4C 437 She was very good. Very . > > H9Y 1619 The journey was long. Very. > > JT3 711 Would it be competitive, though. Very. > > JY7 409 …and it had been disconcerting. Very. > > K5A 1961 And it is big on sport. Very. > > K8R 1599 She was. Very. > > KB7 2238 It's ever so nice. Very. > > KBC 3847 Yes. Very. > > KBF 7182 Yeah. Very. > > KBG 2023 Yeah. Very. > > KCH 6276 Cos she's very generous. Very. > > KCT 11791 Yeah. Very . > > KCV 4967 You seem very happy. Very. > > KCV 4997 Yes. Very. > > KD5 4468 Fo four door but there's some problem because it's their . > Very . which allows me to say that the British are using this **fragment** (for this is what it is called), "Very." too. I doubt the Irish could have a different take on this one, but .... [1]: http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=.%20very%20.&mysubmit=Go