Example sentences of "been [verb] [adv] [prep] a large " in BNC.

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1 The procession had been broken up by a large number of black youths from Lewisham , Deptford and Brixton , waving Ethiopian flags .
2 The cropmark was similar to a large square , only some parts of the square were missing , almost if they had been rubbed out with a large eraser .
3 Nelson 's column unexpectedly has now been taken over by a large , bearded Welshman , called Davydd .
4 ‘ At best ’ , he says ruefully , ‘ the museum has bought a stolen painting ’ , at worst , his painting has been stolen , present whereabouts unknown , and the museum has been swindled out of a large sum of money .
5 Commercial developments of this basis principle have been tested successfully on a large number of test fires , and a pneumatically-operated resetting system is now in its final development stages .
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