Example sentences of "[prep] a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a large lunch in the women 's majlis , I had just settled myself to do a little reading when there was a knock at my door . |
| 2 | Repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut down , and not feeling drunk even after a large quantity of alcohol , are other warning signs . |
| 3 | Cancer incidence did not rise in the clinic after a large increase in prescriptions for atenolol after 1976 . |
| 4 | For example , racehorses abort all too frequently , which is particularly galling after a large stud fee , but I know of no accurate information about the comparative frequency of abortion of the four types of conceptus ( horse , donkey , mule and hinny ) . |
| 5 | After a large crusade the Jeffreys would appoint a leader and give him the task of planting a new church with the fruits of the crusade . |
| 6 | Would you normally eat a dessert after a large meal ? |
| 7 | The sprites are amazing , especially ol' Rufus himself , who looks like a cross between Berk from Trapdoor and Phil after a large meal . |
| 8 | He was beheaded by local peasants as he lay down on the hill to sleep after a large meal of local sheep . |
| 9 | The harshness of those living-conditions , with the special emphasis on working-class housewives having to feed , clothe and generally look after a large family , was reflected by the lower standards of living , the deprivations all around , widespread poverty , with few families ever having experienced the beneficial effects of a holiday in the country or at the sea-side . |
| 10 | But the police believe the fight started after a large number of gypsies returned from this hotel in Northampton where they 'd held a wedding reception . |
| 11 | He was very taken with organization in the corporate world , and MainMan was fashioned after a large corporation although , at least in its beginning , it was anything but that . ’ |
| 12 | He was very taken with organisation in the corporate world and MainMan was being fashioned after a large corporation although in its beginning , it was anything but that . |
| 13 | The fifth lap ended with a clear lead for the Hungarians , the Romanians with the Trains on their wash and , after a large gap , the Russians with the French on their wash . |
| 14 | Flogging for adult male offenders was abolished in 1861 , and after a large amount of public controversy , public hangings were terminated in 1868 . |
| 15 | A few French Commandos were making their way across the farmyard in the direction of a large barn where it appeared that someone was attempting to prepare breakfast . |
| 16 | In such cases there might be different sorts of motivation , such as the prestige which accrued from the production of a large coinage in the state 's name or the profit which came to the state from the minting fee . |
| 17 | 1.12.2 ( in any other case ) the usual quarter day immediately preceding the Certificate Date Landlords often insist that for management purposes the term of the lease should begin on a quarter day , particularly where the premises are part of a large development . |
| 18 | The United States under Reagan reduced its share , but only at the cost of a large budget deficit . |
| 19 | The walkway was about the width of a large luggage trolley . |
| 20 | Mr Hallman 's experience at Boeing will have left him well versed in the problems of a large computer-user . |
| 21 | The introduction of VAT on domestic fuel and power supplies — which brings the UK into line with the rest of Europe — is one part of a large jigsaw . |
| 22 | We examined the immunoreactivity of a large range of tumour marker antisera in a series of adenocarcinomas and their respective metastases to determine whether patterns of reactivity could help identify the primary sites of metastases and to assess the clinical value of this system as a routine method of investigation . |
| 23 | If suitable machines are chosen , these graphics facilities can include such things as multiple pages and views ( thus allowing very rapid animation of a short sequence of pictures ) , a large number of shades or colours to be used in one display ( thus allowing effects of shading , shadow and three dimensions to be shown ) , shades on the screen ‘ instantly ’ changeable to any of a large range of ‘ colours ’ available , and superimposition of two different graphic views , low-resolution graphics and text . |
| 24 | People were using any of a large range of software products to perform what appeared to be the same basic tasks . |
| 25 | There is also the added bonus of a large range of typefaces and the ability to mix graphics with the text . |
| 26 | It was not only used as a condiment , but was also the chief preservative of a large range of foodstuffs such as meat and fish , and in the preparation of skins and leather . |
| 27 | In the same month a ban on the import of a large range of chemical and agricultural products from the mainland was removed . |
| 28 | It was the headlamp of a large Harley Davidson motorcycle roaring towards the cinema audiences of the mid-Sixties as the biker movies suddenly came into vogue , along with all the other fashions and fads of the emergent , decadent age . |
| 29 | Osburn 's points were that his fellow Englishmen in India , whose heartless behaviour towards Indians he described in some detail , failed to ‘ realize that the British Empire depends for its existence on obtaining the consent and the friendly co-operation of the races governed ’ , and that the demand for independence ‘ need never have arisen but for the arrogance and want of tact of a large percentage of Englishmen who , in one capacity or another , are resident in India ’ . |
| 30 | I believe that er we did n't er consider going to look at the development because it was quite clearly in the minds of a large percentage of us that it was contrary to the town plan and so we did not think it was necessary to do that . |