Example sentences of "[be] [conj] a large [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The probability is that a large part , even most , of the work was done in the madhouse , and that Smart finished it after his release . |
| 2 | Perhaps the most important feature about all these , and other , aspects of the primary socialization process is that a large part of it is unplanned and non-deliberate . |
| 3 | What appears to have happened in the last week of the campaign is that a large proportion of the ‘ Do n't Knows ’ plumped for the Conservatives , possibly in fear of rumoured Labour tax rises . |
| 4 | One reason why most IPOs are so lacklustre , the study concludes , is that a large proportion of them are ‘ growth ’ stocks : firms whose market price is high compared with its book value . |
| 5 | The result is that a large proportion of the elderly are solely dependent on the basic state pension , with supplementary benefit . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that a large daggerboard helps with stability in lighter winds . |
| 7 | The disadvantage is that a large number of animals feeding in a small area will exhaust the food supply much more rapidly than would a small number . |
| 8 | The problem is that a large number of environmental black spots inevitably fall within the public sector . |
| 9 | One of his intriguing findings is that a larger proportion of uncited articles are published in the higher priced journals . |
| 10 | The most obvious is that a larger amount of time is required from the writer . |
| 11 | The re-emergence of the basement in the Podolia Massif of the Ukraine is but a larger version of the Ozarks . |
| 12 | However , this is because a large labour force — women and children — has been kept invisible . |
| 13 | This is because a large number of collieries in the UK are continuing to produce coal despite the fact that their unit operating costs greatly exceed the proceeds obtainable at price levels both in the UK and elsewhere . |
| 14 | That is because a large number of cases on public nuisance arise out of some misuse of the highway ( inherently unlawful ) and due to the growth of statutory offences touching such matters as health and environment . |
| 15 | This is because a large amount of lustre pottery was made in the region — so much so that any white-bodied pottery decorated with pink or purple lustre was , and sometimes still is , called Sunderland lustre , whether it was made in Sunderland or not . |
| 16 | The second was that a large group of junk-bond investors — the savings and loan associations — had an extra leg-up into high-yield investment because of federal insurance of their source of cash , deposits . |
| 17 | One reason for the low conviction rate was that a large number of cases were dismissed without trial , sometimes because the complainant did not follow through with the prosecution . |
| 18 | Why are there grave areas , areas of uncertainty and responsibility erm Rivers Authority er Area Manager I believe , Mr er presented the position from their point of view er in particular circumstances on the night of thirtieth December er the er Southern Water whose responsibility is primarily sewage erm er describes circumstances that they have been contending with and a great deal of criticism erm was what we had to anticipate if you like or do anything er to contend with the unusual circumstances of that night erm the consequence was that a large number of new houses in the very close to the that runs through Barnham and under the railway there erm and er not ordinary surplus water flooding , but sewage flooding and the consequences then for many years er it 's obviously going to give , quite apart from having to live with it , er it will on the properties themselves and adversely affect er the ability of individuals to sell them off . |