Example sentences of "[conj] a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Dudley ( W. Midlands ) , where a large proportion of land was privately owned , the Department of the Environment insisted that if enterprise-zone designation was to go ahead , it would only be approved if private-sector land was first sold to the local authority before a certain date . |
| 2 | Our case studies of casual working were carried out in the hotels and catering industry where a large proportion of the casual labour force is to be found . |
| 3 | Through its Export Division , Courtaulds Coatings ( New Zealand ) covers most of the Pacific islands of Polynesia , Melanesia and Micronesia , where a large proportion of its sales are for marine and yacht paints |
| 4 | Evidence of this is clearly visible at Norchard Station entrance , where a large water discharge pipe provides 75 million gallons in to the River Lyd daily . |
| 5 | IN LONDON ON A DREARY DAY in late winter 1988 , a meeting took place shortly after noon at a booth in the Horticultural Hall near Victoria Station , where a large stamp exhibition was in progress . |
| 6 | The informal disposition of windows and minor elements is particularly apparent on the west facade where a large bay containing the reception rooms projects at the north end , and rose windows in the dormers of the south wing are balanced by conventional dormers on the north wing . |
| 7 | When he reached the bottom , where a large gate was permanently rusted open , he walked straight past a dozing guard , who failed to notice him . |
| 8 | The Braithwaites , Joseph and Daniel , were employed on a regular basis as masons and did a great deal of work , not only on the mine , but off it , such as at Cat Bank where a large amount of walling was required apart from the actual building . |
| 9 | Auditors will be faced with problems in assessing accounts in which land is material , or where a large tract is owned and there is therefore a significant risk of liability . |
| 10 | There is even a sideshow where a large gilt stupa rotates on an electric motor . |
| 11 | This occurred at an end-of-season game where a large crowd was gathered to celebrate the team 's promotion to the second division . |
| 12 | This is particularly true in the case of recovery of monies under the Consumer Credit Act where a large volume of recovery can be handled once the necessary styles and parameters have been determined . |
| 13 | Most visitors to this region concentrate on the coast but it is worthwhile heading inland where a large network of lanes provides some quiet cycling . |
| 14 | Perhaps the most interesting example of this is to be found in the Manor House garden , where a large section was unearthed and found to be well preserved . |
| 15 | Thus we frequently have a pattern where a relatively difficult examination is set to conform to the entry standards someone hopes may be achieved , where a large number of candidates do very badly on it and some of the least bewildered are then selected for further education . |
| 16 | Where a large number of female cats are kept together in a cattery , observers have noticed that the kittens born there are often shared out between the mothers . |
| 17 | On a recent visit to a day centre , where a large number of old people had regular baths , I was told that bath time was a time for confidences and chats . |
| 18 | Twenty-five was about the average age of marriage for Scottish women , — and it does appear to be the case that with the notable exception of Dundee ( where a large number of women continued working ) it was usual throughout the period up to 1914 to give up regular employment on marriage and to return to it only if widowed or in great hardship . |
| 19 | ( f ) A locality where a large number of the parents are antagonistic to the values and purposes represented by the school . |
| 20 | NAM originated in the Bandung Conference of 1955 , where a large number of poor African and Asian countries called for a better economic deal from the rich countries of the world . |
| 21 | Continuous running is only of benefit where a large number of modules are to be transferred to offline storage or where much hard copy has already been done , and many module versions can be nominated or deleted . |
| 22 | Where a large number of the villagers were freeholders , they could more easily resist the lord 's attempts at enclosure than where their numbers were low . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The reader is referred to Section K of Vol 3 of Kemp & Kemp , where a large number of such awards will be found . |
| 25 | This would be a severe difficulty in the United Kingdom , where a larger proportion of the population would be excluded than in the United States ; indeed the method is probably suitable only in countries where a very substantial number of people own telephones . |
| 26 | In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators . |
| 27 | I have observed that this species can breed at sizes of little more than 1″ , but I have only seen this happen where a larger adult in my colony has died and been replaced by a young fish . |
| 28 | Section 119 provides that a company if so authorised by its articles may : ( a ) make arrangements on an issue of shares for a difference between shareholders in the amounts or times of payments of calls ; ( b ) accept the whole or part of the amount remaining unpaid although it has not been called up ; or ( c ) pay a dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others . |
| 29 | Such a high ratio of prevalence to incidence suggests either a long lead time , which is not typical of the invasive cancers that are the intended target of the screening programme , or a large element of overdiagnosis of slowly progressive disease , or both . |
| 30 | The least woodpecker-like woodpecker of the region , with a longish tail that makes it more like a small brown shrike or a large warbler . |