Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have a large [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She rubbed her arm , where she had a large bruise above the elbow .
2 Eventually the three of us were alone again , and I remembered that I had a large loft .
3 The first is that we have a large number of patients with a good follow up in our institution and we are reluctant to propose surgery only for biliary diversion when there isnot yet an indication for pancreatic drainage , as repeated surgery is associated with higher morbidity .
4 Further investigation showed that it had a large number of actions : so large that the trade name Largactil was coined .
5 Considering the rock at Tremadog feels so solid on a small scale , it 's rather a shame that it has a large scale tendency to become part of the scree at the foot of the crag !
6 Educational technology is a theory and a set of hypotheses ; it is a habit of mind , and a readily applicable methodology ; it is far too early to claim for it that it has a large body of accepted practice .
7 Police say there were rumours in the village that he had a large sum , but friends say he kept it all in bank and building society accounts .
8 My nose is sort of turned up , and I have a large mouth .
9 ( 1.65 m ) and you weigh 9 st 11 lb ( 62.1 kg ) , the chart says you are just right provided you have a large frame .
10 If she has a large family and some of them are unprovided for , say , for instance , she has unmarried sisters and aunts and nieces , then it is only right , since her husband has married into the family , that he should provide for them , too . ’
11 Some of these guests may not like dogs , and could be nervous , especially if you have a large breed .
12 If you have a large bill which you can not pay you may be able to go on the fuel direct scheme and deductions will be made from your benefit each week to pay for your current fuel consumption and any arrears .
13 For example , if you have a large hall or corridor you might be able to slice off bits to add to your living room .
14 If you have a large lawn , a barrow that can be fitted with an extension is handy as you can remove more grass each time .
15 Floodlights are not necessary , although if you have a large garden you may consider strategic lighting within the grounds , but the back and front door should have lights that come on automatically at dusk and stay on until dawn .
16 If you have a large garden I would recommend that you try growing many of the varieties suggested in the tables of flowers and foliage ( see pp. 12–19 ) .
17 Some hotels will accept dogs , but alternatively , if you have a large travelling cage , your pet may be happy to bed down here in the car , especially if provided with a favourite blanket .
18 And that means you 'll find something to do even if you have a large family to entertain or young children to keep amused .
19 It is widely available as Tumbleweed and Greenscape but if you have a large area to treat ( say 500m2 ) , look for the more economical Roundup GC .
20 Using a metal straight-edge ( clamp in place if you have a large frame ) hold your knife at an angle of 60° and score the card in easy strokes until you 've cut through .
21 If you have a larger area to plant than that shown in the plan , increase the quantities of plants used , or try some others , too .
22 We have judges to decide punishments for criminals , and we have a large army , which can not be defeated by any other in the world . ’
23 If we had a larger sample , it would be easier to venture a firm opinion . ’
24 Now , the reason why we 're getting a fairly high test statistic is that er , that distribution , although it looks normal on the left hand side , it does n't look particularly normal erm on the right and that we are missing some observations , we are missing some values of the residuals er in one area of the graph , nevertheless if we had a larger sample , right we probably erm , right it does n't look , that looks quite encouraging in actual fact , those residuals do seem to be er normally distributed er what the test statistic is doing er it 's saying it 's performing a , it 's a kiescraper two test , it 's making two restrictions , one of which is saying , is the distribution of these residuals symmetric er and also it 's testing whether there 's one of the tails is a lot larger or a lot longer than the other tail of the distribution and er test statistics fairly high but we would n't reject the null of normality at the five percent level so our test statistic is four point zero eight and the critical value is five point nine nine and that the five percent significance level , so we 've got reasonably er robust residuals .
25 There were more Crips and they had a larger share of the market in illegal drugs .
26 Hahnemann therefore had to move frequently as restrictions on his practice were imposed in one town after another , but despite this he lectured for a time on homoeopathy in the University of Leipzig and he had a large band of influential patrons and supporters as well as a number of able and gifted pupils .
27 It was called the Eel and Boot and it had a large sign outside with a welly covered in slime and an even slimier serpentine creature peering irritably out of the top of it like Ridley Scott 's alien in one of its earlier manifestations .
28 Mason 's was one of the largest machine-works in North Sydney and it had a large labour force .
29 In the south of the parish is Ashington Wood , and field examination of this shows that there are no ridge and furrow earthworks inside , so it was never part of the open arable fields , and it has a large bank and ditch surrounding it , characteristic of medieval woodland boundaries .
30 How can you defend a system of justice that prevents you getting anywhere near it unless you have a large wallet .
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