Example sentences of "[conj] have a large [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A country that has a large supply of easily-developed resources ( land , water and minerals ) will find growth easier than one that has fewer and less accessible resources .
2 Ponds that have a large population of green plants ( and this includes ‘ Pea-soup ’ algae ) can become totally depleted of oxygen at night , especially during hot , humid weather where the oxygen carrying capacity of water is low .
3 It is already home to three artists working in the studio upstairs and has a large cafe cum exhibition space and a poetry room .
4 Chris likes music , and has a large collection of albums and cassettes .
5 The LTA must be funded and has a large role to play .
6 A spokesman for Vale of Glamorgan council said : ‘ The Chief Executive holds a very important post and has a large number of meetings .
7 Helmut 's problems were compounded by an unsatisfactory relationship with his landlady who ‘ is just on eighty years of age and has a large house to keep clean with no help whatever ’ .
8 He wore powerful glasses and had a large wart at the side of his large nose .
9 The carriage , owned by Sir Bill , is finished in varnished teak , sits on Gresley bogies and had a large verandah at one end .
10 The hotel business was a virtual monopoly for the Reid family in Funchal at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century , the only real rival being Jones ' Private Family Hotel ( Jones ' Bella Vista Hotel ) which had been opened in 1880 and had a large garden ; it is now the Seminary which overlooks the new Post Office .
11 He wore a blue jersey , striped shirt and grey trousers , and had a large gash and abrasions on his right cheek .
12 She ushered him into the living room , which overlooked the front street and had a large couch in the bay .
13 Go and have a large gin and tonic !
14 Yet the Bantu languages of East Africa , of which Swahili is one , are closely related and have a large core of common or similar words .
15 I have struggled with my weight ever since because I adore food and have a large appetite .
16 The bedrooms are simply furnished and have a large balcony and air-conditioning .
17 Patient 201 is now 54 years of age and has had epidermoid cysts removed as well as having a large jaw osteoma .
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