Example sentences of "[to-vb] a large [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A workshop introduced by members of the Outwrite Collective put forward a resolution ( endorsed by the final conference plenary ) that ’ noted the failure of the conference to attract a large representation of Black women and women with disabilities ’ and committed Women for Socialism to ’ developing links and discussions with Black women 's organisations , to increasing Black women 's involvement at all levels , to developing links with other women 's and feminist organisations internationally , and to discussing a future women 's federation ’ . |
| 3 | Not for the first time Salisbury found it was easy to attract a large audience for a free show . |
| 4 | This has led to competition among existing havens to attract a larger share of the market , and to a steady influx of new locations offering investors an attractive environment . |
| 5 | The association would do better to invest some of that money in advertising to attract a larger audience to the annual meeting . |
| 6 | THE Queen 's speech to the nation at the end of her ‘ annus horribilis ’ failed to attract a larger audience than normal yesterday . |
| 7 | It was an oddly cold-blooded act to coax a large sum of money from someone she had no intention of marrying to buy a house she did n't intend to live in . |
| 8 | It meant that senators fell into line with their colleagues in the House of Representatives who , in 1989 , had voted to accept a large pay rise ( effective from Jan. 1 , 1991 ) in return for the ending of honoraria . |
| 9 | Moreover , the whole business of disclosing interests is a nonsense , since a dishonest man will disclose every interest except the relevant one that he is prone to accept a large bribe . |
| 10 | The government showed itself willing to accept a large number of amendments of detail and a few of substance affecting boundaries as long as they could maintain the principle of a two-tier structure . |
| 11 | In celebration of his new appointment Mozart apparently intended to write a large scale missa solemnis in D minor , of which one movement , a Kyrie previously thought to date from much earlier in his career , survives . |
| 12 | It would give him great pleasure to write a large cheque for something special for Rose 's birthday — a particularly splendid piece of jewellery , perhaps — but he could n't . |
| 13 | Whiskas Kitten Food is highly digestible , important when a small stomach has to meet a large energy need . |
| 14 | Yet the Great Northern was the first company to establish a large potato depot in London , fed by bulk cargoes from Lincolnshire and Yorkshire . |
| 15 | You can also see that zinc white has been applied to establish a large area of light |
| 16 | Many schemes are funded for three to five years and , although some tapering mechanisms may allow continued but limited funding thereafter , in the long run local authorities may have to bear a larger proportion of total expenditure if schemes are to continue . |
| 17 | As the insurance companies could expect a huge increased revenue , they in turn could be expected to bear a large proportion of the cost of implementing the scheme . |
| 18 | He says that they have to police a large area , with officers spread thinly . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Moves towards toleration began during 1686 , when James used his prerogative powers to grant a large number of pardons and remissions of fines ( especially to Quakers ) , and even allowed individuals to obtain dispensations from the penal laws . |
| 21 | It was felt that a randomised control design would produce an unworkable scheme in practice : there was only one development officer in each area and it would be difficult to supervise a large number of clients and carers over a widespread geographical area . |
| 22 | The morphological analysis and dictionary system of the ANLT ( Ritchie et al , 1987a ) have been developed to provide a large coverage , morphological lexicon . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | My brief was to provide a large painting of London with the Thames and the Richard Rogers Lloyd 's building somewhere in view , to fit a space that was large , long and thin in one of the client 's boardrooms at the Royal Mint . |
| 25 | The idea was to provide a large proportion of the teacher 's training on the job . |
| 26 | An ugly gash was carved out of the Downs after the war to provide a large car park , and a boat park was made by the lifeboat house . |
| 27 | It was intended to provide a large number of alternative words and expressions for subjects , so that advice workers could look for information under terms which were familiar to them and still find the right information . |
| 28 | It is housed in a lovely old wheelwright 's house which has been tastefully converted to provide a large workshop downstairs , where potters may be watched at their wheels , and a large showroom in the upper loft area . |
| 29 | It has a hinged , flip-up , high resolution , monochrome , 8-line LCD screen and can be linked to a domestic television to provide a large screen display . |
| 30 | It is often possible to tile a large proportion of the wall for guaranteed case of maintenance . |