Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then came more accidents — we seemed to have a large number of accidents in the 1950s and early 1960s and many of them finished up as public inquiries . |
| 2 | I turned to see a large black dog on top of Mark , its tongue hanging out and a coy expression on its face . |
| 3 | On the other hand , Joyce arrived to find a large crowd outside the pavilion , some of whom had probably travelled to Worthing to make their feelings known . |
| 4 | In the early 1970s the United States decided to construct a large naval and air base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia . |
| 5 | We managed to acquire a large bag of Complete and made a surprise lunchtime presentation . |
| 6 | John Bowes could have spent the whole of his fortune on good living and racing but he chose to apply a large proportion to this fabulous collection and its breathtaking setting , which now forms part of our local heritage . |
| 7 | The strongest single piece of such evidence was the Great Depression in the 1930s , when a large slump in nominal spending appeared to induce a large fall in output and a large rise in unemployment . |
| 8 | The store manager 's job appeared to involve a large amount of administration of the system as opposed to the actual coordination of staff activities . |
| 9 | The minister also said that there would be no financial or budgetary disadvantage whatsoever to any GP who had to treat a large number of chronically ill patients . |
| 10 | The considerable amount of water saved was now , in effect , available southward for the Braunston stretch ( itself a summit ) , where there was a perennial water shortage , for this canal continued to carry a large through traffic from the Birmingham area . |
| 11 | My mother was a delicate creature and a cripple who had to wear a large , specially made boot as she had a shortened leg . |
| 12 | Agriculture continued to provide a large share of GDP : its contribution in 1989 was estimated to be 20.2 per cent , an increase of 3.1 per cent . |
| 13 | It was not until the next morning that the local council realised they had to repair a large hole in the middle of the square . |
| 14 | Before she could set out the cups she had to remove a large heavy book — Crockford — which occupied the centre of the table . |
| 15 | Dealers said near December continued to have a large open position , causing some concern at the exchange . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the organisation as a whole continued to have a large measure of credibility . |
| 17 | Disgruntled at not being attended to immediately , especially as he wanted to buy a large country mansion , he stormed out and decided to buy an estate in France instead . |
| 18 | She wanted to buy a large water melon . |
| 19 | The second , known as hypochondriacs , tended to swallow a large number of useless potions purchased from over the chemist 's counter . |