Example sentences of "[art] large [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that period of time we 'd have dropped from being the largest and preferred supplier to a minority supplier |
| 2 | Click Mill , an old corn mill , north-east of Dounby off the B9057 on Mainland , the largest and chief island of the Orkneys , is a fascinating survival of the type of water mill known as a Norse mill . |
| 3 | Join us for a step-by-step guide to setting up an Amazon tank , an in-depth guide to breeding the large but well-mannered cichlid , Theraps nicaraguense , a look at the marine stunner , the Emperor Angel and winter pond management . ’ |
| 4 | Lakonia proper , the territory of the city of ‘ Lakedaimon ’ , i.e. Sparta , included the large and fertile district between the Parnon mountain range to the east and that of Taygetos to the west . |
| 5 | The planning principle of converting the barrack-like main blocks of these buildings into flats has been the exploitation of the 4.2m ( 14ft ) standard height of each classroom by siting a mezzanine ‘ sleeping gallery ’ on the internally located kitchenette/bathroom areas , overlooking a ‘ double-height ’ living-room which is lit by the large and lofty classroom windows . |
| 6 | Considering the extensive area the complex covered and the large and varied number of the inmates , considerably more guards or prison officers might have been expected , with a much more rigid control over the movements and integration of the prisoners . |
| 7 | One , the friend of the new French Prime Minister , Georges Bidault , had apparently been told that he could not concede the fundamental issue of independence ; for the other , who was to succeed Ho on his death , and for the large and varied delegation which came to Paris under the title of the Popular National Front ( Lien Viet ) everything , practically , turned on the question of Cochinchina . |
| 8 | The large and thriving congregation was stunned by the Jesuits ’ sudden announcement , in March 1989 , that they were to close and sell off the church on the open market — ‘ for any reasonable use ’ , according the sale particulars . |
| 9 | Most sectors show a rise in exports in both the large and small company categories . |
| 10 | This suggests a discrepancy in absorption in both the large and small bowel . |
| 11 | Mr Healey — the best leader Labour never had , and a man of such substance as the party no longer possesses — was regarding , from under shaggy eyebrows , the large and rollicking volume of his autobiography , just published , which lay on the table between us in his hotel suite . |
| 12 | This change of attitude created problems for the large and cumbersome structure of the Labour Party , where the commitment to peace was a deep-rooted and sensitive issue . |
| 13 | Jamaican material also fed the large and complex decoration which , with help from others , he painted for the Festival of Britain 's Dome of Discovery . |
| 14 | It was immediately clear that the weakest area was in information management , where major improvements are needed in order to exploit and make available to staff and public the large and complex information resources present within RBG . |
| 15 | DOS made Microsoft the large and powerful company it is today . |
| 16 | In the 1950s the Yakovlev OKB diversified yet more , producing several helicopter designs including the large and powerful twin-rotor Yak–24 heavy transport helicopter and continuing military jet aircraft development . |
| 17 | A walled enclosure on the left , with trees , soon appears , concealing the large and impressive opening of Jackdaw Hole , 130 feet deep , and across the moor northeast from this point is the even deeper shaft of Penyghent Long Churn , admitting a stream : both holes can be inspected from safe stances on the surface but should not be approached too closely . |
| 18 | One must wonder whether the book trade will continue to have the large and complicated distribution systems which it has been able to support in the past . |
| 19 | The large and comfortable handhold which the shelf at first provided does n't feel quite so satisfying now it 's at chest height ; which course of action to take ? |
| 20 | Though the Swan was more sophisticated than the Queen 's Head , it was only a matter of minutes before servants , ostlers and maids were scampering all over the large and comfortable hotel to see to the minutest needs of the ‘ Honourable Member of Parliament ’ , ‘ brother to an Earl ’ , who had landed on them at an unexpectedly late hour and naturally — ‘ a Colonel as well ’ — demanded the best of everything both for himself and for his ( temporary — ‘ from Keswick ’ ) servant and his ( ‘ pale-looking ’ ) daughter . |
| 21 | All of the administrative systems developed on behalf of the modular course have been designed and tested in-house , beginning with a simple program for pre-enrolment information and student progress on a microcomputer in 1972 and leading up to the large and sophisticated management system described in Chapter 7 . |
| 22 | Its name was once Aventicum , when in the first and second centuries AD it was the large and prosperous capital of the Roman province ( before which it had been the hill town tribal capital of the Helvetii ) . |
| 23 | The disproportionate population of samurai attracted vast numbers of retailers , craftsmen and servants to service the large and wealthy consumer market . |
| 24 | The large and unmistakable clay phallus for insertion in a wall is one of the first things to greet us as we enter the exhibition . |
| 25 | The statuette of the god Amun-Re , formerly in the Carnarvon Collection and now in the Met , is one of the masterpieces of Egyptian metalwork ( dated from 1070–712 BC ) , while the large and heavy statue of a falcon-headed god , probably Horus the Elder , is one of the few examples of a cult-image to have survived from ancient Egypt . |
| 26 | After all , despite the large and growing market place for CBT , many commentators argue that it has failed to deliver really effective training at other than procedural levels . |
| 27 | Finally , and still more distantly , the goat-antelopes are related to cattle , true antelopes , gazelles and other members of the Bovid family , which is itself a subdivision of the large and diverse group known as artiodactyls , or even-toed ungulates . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the large and rapid growth in staff assistance has undoubtedly made Congress not only more democratic internally , but also more formidable to the chief executive . |
| 29 | It is pleasant in the port area , impressive near the castle , interesting at Bygdøy where the Viking ships are displayed on part of the large and excellent museum complex . |
| 30 | The biggest single chunk of the firm 's spending over the past four years has been on the development of Windows NT , due to be launched on May 24th and aimed at the large and fast-growing market for the software that can link together sprawling networks of PCs . |