Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] a large [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Parliament voted by a large majority in January 1990 to freeze scientific co-operation between EC countries and Israel until universities on the West Bank , which had been closed since the beginning of the uprising , were reopened . |
| 2 | He found the enormous twelve-wheeler refrigerated truck parked inside a large shed with the doors open . |
| 3 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 4 | He currently works from his studio and workroom built in a large living room at home in Bethnal Green , East London . |
| 5 | One recommendation made to a large number of departments , however , was for changes in teaching methods , notably the introduction of more oral work . |
| 6 | THE story goes that many centuries ago some fishermen in the South China Sea were driven north by a typhoon , but were fortunate enough to find themselves in a splendid natural harbour protected by a large island . |
| 7 | Nevertheless the severe disadvantage experienced by a large proportion of , in particular , very elderly women rests on the social production and distribution of resources in relation to the combination of social class , age , race and gender . |
| 8 | I was feeling very upset after having my handbag stolen in a large hotel in Liverpool . |
| 9 | The most keenly felt was a condition attached to a large scale loan from the International Monetary Fund in 1976 requiring a reduction of £1 billion in public expenditure to support the external value of sterling . |
| 10 | My bandsaw competes with the radial-arm for clatters and bangs so the big router won with a large chamfer bit . |
| 11 | Of particular significance was the moment when , in February 1982 , Cornwall County Council voted by a large majority against agreeing to any nuclear development . |
| 12 | 6oz ( 150g ) lamb 's liver braised in onions , 2 oz ( 50g ) potatoes and unlimited vegetables , plus 8 oz ( 200g ) fresh fruit OR SPICED BEAN CASSEROLE ( see recipe , page 161 ) , plus 4oz ( 100g ) fresh fruit and a 5 oz ( 125g ) diet yogurt SUPPER 4oz ( 100g ) chicken served with a large salad and dressed with soy sauce , plus a pear and a banana OR 6oz ( 150g ) jacket potato topped with 3 oz ( 75g ) cottage cheese mixed with herbs and 2 oz ( 50g ) sweetcorn PLUS BAKED STUFFED APPLE ( see recipe , page 154 ) |
| 13 | Before we move on , it is worth noticing that just as the debate about the Bible rested to a large extent on a rather dubious notion of what kind of authority was in question , so too the argument about miracles was one in which both sides generally shared an equally questionable concept . |
| 14 | For a chain molecule composed of a large number of segments , movement of the complete molecule depends on the co-operative movement of all the segments , and as stress-relaxation depends on the number of ways the molecule can regain its most probable conformation , each possible co-ordinated movement is treated as a mode of motion with a characteristic relaxation time . |
| 15 | As in the previous budget , defence and debt servicing accounted for a large percentage of planned current expenditure . |
| 16 | His photophonic receiver was a lens which focused the modulated beam onto a very thin , hard rubber diaphragm mounted on a large telephone ear-piece . |
| 17 | I usually make my own curtains but a few years ago I decided to make use of a free making-up service offered by a large department store . |
| 18 | Where the parties have a continuing relationship based on a large volume of business under regular orders the most efficient way to proceed is to enter into a framework agreement which regulates the mechanism for placing orders and decides in advance the terms and conditions which will govern each order . |
| 19 | But her attention was drawn to a flashing neon sign mounted on a large metal box standing in the centre of the room : |
| 20 | As we have seen , the RMCs were designed to improve and co-ordinate the management education provided by a large number of neighbouring institutions in the regions , a role they have performed with somewhat mixed results . |
| 21 | In only one case was a sample obtained from a large lump of rock , these being scarce on the lunar surface . |
| 22 | She arrived at last an hour or so later , swerving up in her blue sports car , its boot piled with a large amount of luggage . |
| 23 | Under these conditions , the fire can be rapidly controlled and the consequential water and smoke damage reduced by a large factor . |
| 24 | This is a comfortable modern bungalow set in a large garden in peaceful countryside , with magnificent views overlooking Etherow Country Park . |
| 25 | If in a particular language a woman referred to a large number of men other than her husband by the same term as the one she used for her husband , this implied , for Morgan and Engels , that in an earlier stage of this system , a woman would have been wife to all of these men . |
| 26 | The court rolls show that the Forest law had been generally disregarded , and that the king 's deer had been hunted and the forest timber felled on a large scale . |
| 27 | In Michoacán , however , the PRI candidate for governor won with a large majority . |
| 28 | I was afflicted with diarrhoea — and directed to the communal latrine , which consisted of eight holes in the ground surrounded by a large enclosure of bamboo walls . |
| 29 | A team existed before this as in February of the same year there was held at the Institute a cricket concert attended by a large audience . |
| 30 | He bled copiously and went about the parish for a week adorned with a large piece of sticking plaster , like a clown . |