Example sentences of "be that [art] large [noun] " 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 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
| 10 | But the major reason is that the large increase in the number of heavy goods vehicles was not foreseen when the motorways were designed . |
| 11 | A more important consideration is that the large increase in recruitment to the profession during the last few years means that new entrants ( unless of top quality ) are quite likely to fail to get started in private practice . |
| 12 | The danger , as Andrei Gavrilov hints at elsewhere in this issue , is that the large emigration of musicians to the West that has taken place since restrictions were relaxed may mean that Russian musical life will lose those very qualities that not only made it technically of such high standing but that also gave it its unique flavour . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The first was that the large majority of intentional killings within the family , or other existing personal relationships , were excluded from the death penalty , leading Professor Glanville Williams to remark : |