Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a [adv] large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , the Dart Valley Railway is now operating as a very large business far removed from the general notions of the line 's founding fathers and the spirit of steam railway preservation . |
| 2 | The best way of avoiding temptation is to make a habit , unless writing for an abnormally large orchestra , of employing only two percussion players , one for the kettledrums exclusively , and the other for the rest of the percussion . |
| 3 | He 's a very well spoken , he 's er a well educated man , speaks fluent French , er was living in a very large house , very much involved in the er racing fraternity er car racing , motor racing fraternity , was regularly seen at Brans Hatch , er mixed with er a lot of well known personalities in that field , er generally speaking his life style er was very good indeed . |
| 4 | ‘ without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road ’ Means that reasonable consideration was not shown , e.g. where a pedestrian is splashed by a car going through an obviously large puddle which could have been avoided , where headlights are left on full beam , so as to become a potential or an actual hazard , or when a driver changes lanes without reasonable consideration for other road users . |
| 5 | He was heading towards a particularly large trailer parked in the centre . |
| 6 | The ‘ fat oyster in the American story ’ probably refers to the story of a man struggling with a very large oyster in a stew , to whom the waiter says , ‘ Well , sir , you are the fourth man who has tried to swallow that oyster . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Strong ’ government is only possible , it seems , where it is conducted by a single party resting on a sufficiently large majority in the House of Commons . |
| 8 | If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house . |
| 9 | All this could be accounted for by the fact that Picasso was working on a very large scale and found it necessary to simplify his technique and adopt a bolder approach . |