Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's cos I changed it , they were going to put a large fence in |
| 2 | Cloud flying , particularly in shower clouds , can be quite a dangerous pastime and on many days it would be totally irresponsible to risk losing a club glider by attempting to climb a large cloud . |
| 3 | If you are going to have a large stock of components you must store them sensibly . |
| 4 | ‘ We are therefore going to have a large recovery problem which is going to be an expensive business , ’ Mr Thomas said . |
| 5 | Phil Andrews was in command of Valiant two years later when Filden I was again intercepted and found to be attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cigarettes . |
| 6 | This cautionary tale produced a moment 's silence , as all those present contemplated the awful prospect of having to rewrite a large chunk of a book from memory . |
| 7 | Spenser approves this because it does not drain English resources through having to keep a large standing army in Ireland . |
| 8 | Thus Paisley was free to create party policy and to articulate it without having to convince a large membership . |
| 9 | All of us are aware of the problems of someone who was living alone and struggling to maintain a large house , but I am genuinely surprised at Conservative Members ' enthusiasm for a benefit that is clearly not targeted . |
| 10 | For example , if some men are struggling to get a large cupboard ( German der Schrank , masculine ) into a small van , a bystander might comment |
| 11 | Two elderly ladies getting out seemed to be having difficulty in trying to persuade a large dog to do the same . |
| 12 | She turned to stare fixedly out of the window , furiously blinking away the moisture which was threatening to fill her eyes , and trying to ignore a large lump which seemed to have become stuck in her throat . |
| 13 | Since a year last August scientists working on UA1 and UA2 have been putting the finishing touches to their apparatus , and at the same time machine physicists at CERN have been working to get a large enough number of collisions in the SPS . |