Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] a large [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus they are less daunting than a large pipe organ to the ‘ reluctant organist ’ . |
| 2 | Because of the size of the data this is a large commitment to space which is only worthwhile where a large number of people want to look at a lot of the data . |
| 3 | Although the wool producers seem to have borne part of the tax costs , the substantial increase in cloth production during the war is most easily explicable if a large part of the wool tax was passed on by the exporters to the foreign buyers , while the English cloth manufacturers were able to undercut their Continental rivals ( 88 , pp.39–40 ) . |
| 4 | The piece of wood , hardly bigger than a large rhubarb leaf was lightly aground . |
| 5 | A small group of horses in a paddock , perhaps three or four individuals , is more satisfactory than a large group . |
| 6 | Recognising that the NHS is much more fragmented than a large company , it would be highly desirable to bring human resource professionals and senior managers together across London to think through how to share best practice and learn from one another as the changes unfold . |
| 7 | A well-stocked medium sized lunch or breakfast plate looks more satisfying than a large dinner plate that is only half-filled . |
| 8 | This accident alarmed safety scientists in Europe because is showed that even a small break in the cooling circuit , if combined with faults in equipment and human error , could be as serious as a large rupture . |
| 9 | It was a small army as much as a large family . |
| 10 | Sir , — I believe to the majority of people the addition of VAT to domestic fuel bills will be as welcome as a large hole in a lifeboat would be . |