Example sentences of "we [vb past] [prep] a large " in BNC.

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1 We lived in a large farmhouse , that belonged to the farm my father worked for .
2 So in 1959 we moved to a large , ark-like Victorian farmhouse in Hampshire which I share today with our vast collection of children 's toys .
3 spotting a narrow isthmus on the map near Northton we opted for a large portage ; half a kilometre would be a long way but , following our Griminish Point experience , the safer option seemed favourable .
4 Later we assembled in a large room with the other recruits who had arrived from Cherbourg , Amiens and Rouen .
5 On gaining the ridge we walked behind a large group of sprightly , if somewhat sturdy , women well into their 50s , an unusual and inspiring sight to someone like myself who feels like a wizened wheezing old hag at 32 .
6 Once it was dark our spirits were again surprisingly high ; we all felt as if we belonged to a large family .
7 We went across a large lake and then took a hike up a trail to see some old steam engines and lots of parts strewn about ; the trains were once used to transport the logs .
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