Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a larger [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | York 's a historic city of some hundred and four thousand people , covering some two thousand nine hundred hectares , but that city itself is only part of the settlement that I think we would all regard as as York itself , that covers a larger population of some a hundred and thirty five thousand people , er contained er within the York outer ring road , and referenced to the the map submitted with my H One submission , and also the greenbelt plan which we 've we 've just put up on the board there , er will show you the the broader extent of the urban area . |
| 2 | Lempel Ziv Welch algorithm ( LZW ) : this uses a larger coding space than necessary for the symbols to be transmitted , and allocates the extra codes to sequences of symbols which occur in the message . |
| 3 | For the industrial countries as a whole , around half the increase in imported manufactures between the years 1950 and 1963 represented greater import penetration of the domestic market and half reflected a larger market ; between 1963 and 1971 , when trade between the advanced countries grew by 156 per cent , almost two-thirds of the increase represented imports taking a greater share of the domestic market . |
| 4 | The bond was a common form of agreement whereby , e.g. C loaned D £810s. and D executed a bond ( under seal ) promising to pay a larger sum , say £16 , on a certain day , say November 11 , 1600 , subject to a condition that , if he paid £810s. before that day , the bond was to be void . |
| 5 | The fatter person is more likely to eat a larger number , and will continue eating after hunger is satisfied . |
| 6 | These form a larger group than fabliaux set in the country , largely in villages , although the latter group is still a substantial one . |
| 7 | ( We are , in any case , unlikely to be able to build a larger detector ! ) |
| 8 | Most manufacturers are able to supply a larger capacity battery for this purpose . |
| 9 | Presumably , the Met only wants to put a limited number of TAFs on the system in order to save money and work ( it costs more to have a larger number of pages for your ‘ area ’ on the Prestel database ) . |
| 10 | The edict of Chilperic I tackled a larger selection of issues , including inheritance , dowry and robbery , but above all it legislated on the whole process of bringing a slave to trial by ordeal ; when he was to be handed over to trial , and what delays might be allowed before the king 's legal officer , the graphio , and the local law-men , the rachinburgi , took action . |
| 11 | This is an advance but not suitable to carry a larger dome . |
| 12 | Glaucous has a larger head and neck and heavier bill , recalling Great Black-back , whereas the Iceland 's are notably smaller and slenderer . |
| 13 | Returning to the circuit it became apparent that it would be wise to fly a larger pattern than normal for a microlight type aircraft , because of the good glide ratio , and I was advised to throttle back and fly at around 45 knots . |