Example sentences of "[prep] a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was very taken with organization in the corporate world , and MainMan was fashioned after a large corporation although , at least in its beginning , it was anything but that . ’ |
| 2 | He was very taken with organisation in the corporate world and MainMan was being fashioned after a large corporation although in its beginning , it was anything but that . |
| 3 | Would you normally eat a dessert after a large meal ? |
| 4 | For example , racehorses abort all too frequently , which is particularly galling after a large stud fee , but I know of no accurate information about the comparative frequency of abortion of the four types of conceptus ( horse , donkey , mule and hinny ) . |
| 5 | The harshness of those living-conditions , with the special emphasis on working-class housewives having to feed , clothe and generally look after a large family , was reflected by the lower standards of living , the deprivations all around , widespread poverty , with few families ever having experienced the beneficial effects of a holiday in the country or at the sea-side . |
| 6 | The sprites are amazing , especially ol' Rufus himself , who looks like a cross between Berk from Trapdoor and Phil after a large meal . |
| 7 | After a large crusade the Jeffreys would appoint a leader and give him the task of planting a new church with the fruits of the crusade . |
| 8 | Repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut down , and not feeling drunk even after a large quantity of alcohol , are other warning signs . |
| 9 | After a large lunch in the women 's majlis , I had just settled myself to do a little reading when there was a knock at my door . |
| 10 | After a large , noisy Christmas dinner , Michael sat with his sister Maura asleep on his lap . |
| 11 | Flogging for adult male offenders was abolished in 1861 , and after a large amount of public controversy , public hangings were terminated in 1868 . |
| 12 | Cancer incidence did not rise in the clinic after a large increase in prescriptions for atenolol after 1976 . |
| 13 | The fifth lap ended with a clear lead for the Hungarians , the Romanians with the Trains on their wash and , after a large gap , the Russians with the French on their wash . |
| 14 | He was beheaded by local peasants as he lay down on the hill to sleep after a large meal of local sheep . |
| 15 | But the police believe the fight started after a large number of gypsies returned from this hotel in Northampton where they 'd held a wedding reception . |
| 16 | The inter-war period saw the construction of a large number of new pubs to serve the needs of growing suburban communities and reconstructed city centres . |
| 17 | If an aircraft is very directionally stable because of a large fin , then the rudder will be less able to produce a large angle of yaw before this balance of forces occurs . |
| 18 | What could happen if , for example , another pilot raised the leading edge flaps of a large aircraft by mistake ? |
| 19 | In fact , the striking dissociations that one can observe in neuropsychological patients show us instead that skills which seem so simple and automatic in the course of everyday life are in fact comprised of a large number of functional sub-components , any of which may be impaired by brain injury . |
| 20 | During last year I came into possession of a large quantity of 1/4in router bits . |
| 21 | Further details about income support and the social fund are explained in factsheet No. 25 , Income Support — Regular Weekly Income available free from Age Concern England on receipt of a large s.a.e . |
| 22 | The regional general manager remained effectively the managing director of a large company . |
| 23 | They are free to members in receipt of a large stamped and addressed envelope . |
| 24 | The most likely future is no overt change , with the discipline of English becoming less and less coherent , riven by feuds and revolts , but still presenting the external appearances of a large , well-established and respectable academic subject . |
| 25 | Quite apart from the destabilising effects of such a precedent on ( say ) Yugoslavia , and the echoes of the Anschluss and Sudetenland issues of 50 years ago , the creation of a large , united Germany would make consensus-building far more difficult inside the European Community , and reinforce the hand of the security lobby in the USSR . |
| 26 | The findings confirm earlier estimates of a large drop in eligibility and will fuel renewed calls for the legal aid means test to be thoroughly reviewed . |
| 27 | Abbado , 56 , who is already said to have inherited the mantle of Toscanini , was chosen out of a large field which included such names as Lorin Maazel , Bernard Haitink , Seiji Ozawa , Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta . |
| 28 | Institutional shareholders have told Sir Derek they would not be prepared to tolerate the introduction of a large minority shareholder on favourable terms . |
| 29 | Then there was a banging noise as of a large , hairy fist striking a desk . |
| 30 | It is not known whether there will be a full archaeological investigation of the entire site , or even of a large part of it ; the excavation ends today . |