Example sentences of "and it [verb] a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 2 | It was called the Eel and Boot and it had a large sign outside with a welly covered in slime and an even slimier serpentine creature peering irritably out of the top of it like Ridley Scott 's alien in one of its earlier manifestations . |
| 3 | Mason 's was one of the largest machine-works in North Sydney and it had a large labour force . |
| 4 | It is very easy to use with on-screen help and it uses a large type font , you can also change screen colours . |
| 5 | This scheme — which was widely adopted by colonial administrations right across the continent — killed two birds with one stone : it both raised money and it produced a large labour force which had previously been occupied with growing food for their families . |
| 6 | Like York , the old walled city centre attracts many tourists , and it has a large cattle market and a cathedral . |
| 7 | In the south of the parish is Ashington Wood , and field examination of this shows that there are no ridge and furrow earthworks inside , so it was never part of the open arable fields , and it has a large bank and ditch surrounding it , characteristic of medieval woodland boundaries . |
| 8 | A good habitat for rabbits , and it held a large number . |
| 9 | The department is one of only four in the UK offering a taught Masters degree in Landscape Architecture , and it supports a large programme of postgraduate research . |