Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [prep] a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wearing of pig badges by a large group of staff , many of whom were members of middle management , after the Deputy Head , Peter Moors , had suggested that pork was less suitable than turkey for the school 's Christmas dinner , since it prevented Muslim boys from taking part . |
| 2 | A colourful fishing and farming village , embedded in weird rock formations around a large bay . |
| 3 | The early consequences have been devastating — a rapid fall in GDP , large-scale unemployment , sharply declining living standards for a large part of the population , the loss of important social rights , and the emergence of extreme inequality — and the mood that prevailed in 1989 , of entering joyfully into a £ brave new world , has given way to disillusionment and hostility . |
| 4 | The hobbling of trade unions , the abolition of wages councils , and the refusal to legislate for minimum pay levels demonstrate that John Major is quite willing to oversee the worsening of living standards for a large part of the population . |
| 5 | Later on in their career , musicians may decide to form their own publishing company and to seek only the administration services of a large corporate publisher . |
| 6 | The carbon deposit was thought to come from car exhaust fumes from a large car park close to the church . |
| 7 | This is a study of the human and management aspects of a large re-equipment project in a factory which makes axles for trucks . |
| 8 | Mix all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and moisten with the lemon juice to prevent discolouration . |
| 9 | Harvey waved from the balcony and dropped ice cubes into a large glass . |
| 10 | British Petroleum South Africa underwrote the cost of the tour , so no material loss was incurred , but either way the action deprived the West Indian Board coffers of a large amount of money which would have been ploughed back into very necessary ground and youth development in the region . |
| 11 | This sort of an Industrial Policy involves Community competences in a large range of policy areas . |
| 12 | Decor in the aquarium was to consist of plastic plants of Jungle Vallis and Amazon Swordplants , the Vallis going around the edges of the aquarium along with small Amazon Swords with a large one as a centre piece just placed slightly to the left of the centre . |
| 13 | If it was widespread and intensive , and involved the building of raised planting platforms on a large scale , as some archaeologists have suggested , it could explain the growth of population in lowland areas during the Classic period . |
| 14 | Though criticised as the Chancellor who had accepted Germany 's division , he had greatly helped his country 's standing in the world , extended social welfare provisions on a large scale and placed his party in the leading role in Bonn . |
| 15 | Observations are derived from a 12-month empirical study conducted during 1986/7 of the interactions between users and staff in three day centres in a large northern town . |
| 16 | Supposing someone requires a list of all the metal items in a large collection . |
| 17 | Whether the periodic day courses or the longer , residential courses , both seemed to generate a genuine fraternal feeling amongst Art teachers from a large geographical area . |
| 18 | Brown still had some head bandages underneath a large Greek Air Force cap which , with reduced bandaging , lay almost around his neck . |
| 19 | The problems of providing adequate water supplies for a large population on an island with no running water were considerable so bathrooms were less common , though latrines were built . |
| 20 | A report from US National Park Service scientists has argued that the proposed use of underground water systems by the city of Las Vegas may dry up water supplies in a large area of the National Park system . |
| 21 | Mix together the flour and caraway seeds in a large bowl , then rub in the butter or margarine until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs . |
| 22 | An exception to these incremental approaches to growing traffic-related problems was the broader perspective provided by Alker Tripp , an Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard with much experience of traffic problems in a large city . |
| 23 | Winter , who employed 500 wood-cutters , felled timber trees on a large scale , and enclosed about 4,000 acres in coppices to promote growth : by 1641 the deer were ‘ almost destroyed ’ . |
| 24 | Whisk the egg whites in a large and completely grease-free bowl , preferably with a balloon whisk or rotary beater . |
| 25 | Beat the egg whites in a large bowl until they hold stiff peaks . |
| 26 | Thus the folded , Keller-type crystallization results in a large reduction in the stiffness of thermoplastics of the polyethylene type . |
| 27 | Because of the chronic nature of peptic ulcer diseases , it is likely that a person on medical treatment around 1979 and again around 1989 has used ulcer drugs for a large part of the intermediate period . |
| 28 | During this period Greek sculptors learnt , no doubt from the East , to hollow-cast bronze statues on a large scale . |
| 29 | Manufacturing companies with a large output enjoy the advantages of economies of scale . |
| 30 | Until the advent of the Financial Services Act 1986 , regulation had been decidedly piecemeal ‘ combining a variety of Government measures with a large degree of self-regulation ’ . |