Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [prep] a large " in BNC.

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1 When I write biographies , I sit at a large kitchen table with a wide surface on which books and papers can be laid , essential for checking quotations or references .
2 I think to a large degree fashion has something to do with it — the innovatory concept of Sussex was very exciting in the Sixties , it 's a bit old had not .
3 I settle to a large Lagavulin in relief , and watch Martin Stephenson illustrate just why he is a full-time professional and I am a dilettante moonlighting journalist with the eternal excuse that there might be a column in it .
4 I work for a large cosmetic surgery company in England
5 A stream flows nearby , bubbling and gurgling , and you sit beneath a large , shady tree .
6 The more status you give to a large number of authority figures , the more , relatively , you diminish your own .
7 If you entertain a lot you may well prefer to have your kitchen separate from the dining area , unless you opt for a large and deliberately-for-dining kitchen .
8 You talk about a large list erm how many possible lectures are there on the list ?
9 However , next time you go to a large supermarket for your supplies ( or if you shop daily , the next time you go to your local shops ) consider your buying habits .
10 Whenever possible ( especially if you live in a large town or city ) , visit the seaside and breathe in the bracing sea air .
11 So , particularly if you live in a large town and have no garden , bring animals to the microhabitat by putting materials of these kinds in it .
12 If you work for a large company , with plenty of in-house techies to repair a computer if it goes wrong , or you are competent — and confident — enough to fix it yourself , then you could be justified in buying cheap and taking a risk .
13 If you work for a large commercial firm , you will almost certainly be involved in this .
14 If you work in a large store or supermarket , you may well have an automatic , computerised till .
15 Even if you work in a large consultancy of the future where a media department controls the production , you will still probably have to write .
16 A slight smile curled the edges of his wide mouth as he watched them disappear behind a large veteran hay wagon parked on the far side of the pub yard .
17 We drive past a large , sprawling , gracious red brick building with primrose yellow paintwork on the doors and windows .
18 Leonora sipped her tea in silence , watching him dispose of a large slice of cheese and several wholewheat biscuits .
19 These , if they proceed on a large scale , can have the damaging effect of taking custom away from the town centre on a substantial scale .
20 They live in a large house with children aged 10 , 14 and 18 .
21 Metasedimentary rocks are common in south Harris where they occur on a large scale in well-defined belts extending for considerable distances ; up to 15 km in places .
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