Example sentences of "often [verb] large [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm getting so expert with my chopsticks now that I can almost eat my soup with them — actually , that 's not so silly as it sounds , as the soup often contains large lumps of meat and veg . |
2 | In the role of garden pest controllers hedgehogs are terrific , often devouring large quantities of garden pests nightly . |
3 | They often involve large investments of time spent in training and practice , and these processes can perhaps be simplified . |
4 | The cribs were not the usual constructions of shoe boxes and straw , with small religious figures and matching sets of the Magi ; they were a challenge for the ingenuity and imagination of each section and would often involve large amounts of gravel , stones , concrete and other building materials . |
5 | Some take-away foods ( such as Chinese meals ) often contain large quantities of salt . |
6 | Typically these systems involve " bread and butter " operations within an enterprise , often processing large batches of transact ions at a time . |
7 | Klein also engaged in numerous other activities against the enemy , often raising large sums of money for the SOE through his stamp operations . |