Example sentences of "[det] a huge [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sheer number of abortions makes this a huge issue , more than 3 million babies have been aborted in Great Britain under the 1967 Act . |
| 2 | The next involved abseilling down half a huge rock before dropping into a pool with a waterfall close by . |
| 3 | Yes it 's only a small percentage of such a huge chunk of land . |
| 4 | I suppose looking back on what I said at the time it was true and I did really love you and I still do but now it 's not sexual or romantic , it was n't sexual then because my mind was too pure and partly because you were such a huge chunk of my life , one seventh , and I think I always will do n't know what that 's su oh it 's love you I suppose for you it must have been such a small thing and at fifteen stroke sixteen you can probably only just remember me I was fourteen actually I was the middle son who was n't properly blond unlike the brothers and hung around near you far too much . |
| 5 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not such a huge change of direction ’ he said , pointing out his familiarity ‘ with analysis and environmental science ’ . |
| 7 | It was an impressive sight , and one that frightened me a little at first , just because it was such a huge change and I was worried that it might happen to the island sometime . |
| 8 | IT IS a rather puzzling irony that in a country where we are apparently so obsessed with our homes , such a huge proportion of our new houses are mass produced boxes which are put up speculatively by developers who have little knowledge of their end customers ' needs and requirements . |
| 9 | While many people frowned at such a huge expansion programme , it soon became apparent that it was insufficient to guarantee the avoidance of another crisis , and official approval was immediately secured for the planting of a further 5,000 hectares by the year 1990 . |
| 10 | Now nobody is quite sure they can be saved , not while such a huge organisation answers to this board of education . |
| 11 | No child has ever had such an exciting young life as Little Billy , and no child has ever kept such a huge secret so faithfully . |
| 12 | Norwich would be loathed to sell a player who has become such a huge hit with Carrow Road fans after instilling genuine belief that the club could win the Championship . |
| 13 | For who would ever bother to give a caddie like Froggy Davies such a huge retainer up-front . |
| 14 | But we are given such a huge sweep from birth to incipient death that the movie never draws breath long enough to give us any depth or conflict . |
| 15 | Spinrad says that such a huge range in velocity is quite unexpected It could be stirred up by the central jets which produce the radio emission . |
| 16 | With such a huge range of reproductive activity stimulated by the sun , it might be thought that no other trigger was needed . |
| 17 | The recent box-office calamity of Marjorie Morningstar , was another example ; the big-budget Warner Brothers adaptation of Herman Wouk 's best-selling novel , starring Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly , ended up so dismally after such a huge build-up that Natalie began seeing her analyst at lunchtimes as well . |
| 18 | A third had such a huge appetite for aphids that ‘ we ca n't stuff enough into them ’ , he said . |
| 19 | ‘ But I had such a huge appetite , my quota for the day would be gone by breakfast and I 'd start on the following day 's allowance . |
| 20 | Moreover , the constant updating of such a huge work by repeated republication in revised form would be merely to perpetuate the inherent inadequacies of the old system . |
| 21 | I do n't want it , ’ she snapped as he handed her a large vodka and tonic , then took such a huge gulp that she nearly choked . |
| 22 | But BodyShop 's appearance is more a reflection of accounting curiosities which gave it such a huge return on capital last year : likewise fire extinguisher company Nu-Swift , whose remarkable figures last year put it at the top of the ROC table . |
| 23 | Is it any wonder the Stowaway was such a huge success ? |
| 24 | Our congratulations go to all winners and our thanks go to everyone who took part and made this first ever tennis , Spot the Ball competition such a huge success . |
| 25 | The Rock Garden promises to be the city 's largest live music venue with a restaurant and bar , and will be aiming to maintain the high standards of fine fare , good music and unique atmosphere , which has made the London Rock Garden at Covent Garden such a huge success . |
| 26 | We have such a huge knowledge of each other . ’ |
| 27 | All we got was a small discount because we bought such a huge quantity . |
| 28 | Who can fail to be amazed that so few men ( and virtually unknown men too ) , could carry such a huge quantity of jewels unharmed over so great a distance ? |
| 29 | ‘ Obviously it would be good to look at more examples from different cultures , but it 's such a huge subject , in ten weeks you can only really deal with the tip of the iceberg . |
| 30 | Soon it must have become obvious to the story-tellers that such a huge land could no longer be fitted into the Mediterranean , and so it was resited beyond the Gates of Hercules . |