Example sentences of "and [verb] to a large " in BNC.

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1 There were strict controls over the export of capital and the City 's ability to invest abroad ( outside the group of countries known as the Overseas Sterling Area and consisting to a large extent of former members of the Empire ) was restricted .
2 Cross-border banking is essentially wholesale banking and has to a large extent been dependent on euro-currency deposit growth .
3 The others veered round a corner and came to a large field .
4 Fry bacon , pork and duck in oil and transfer to a large casserole .
5 The Myxocyprinus comes from fast-flowing rivers in China and grows to a large size .
6 The fish comes from fast-flowing rivers in China and grows to a large size .
7 In that case , the opportunity to earn remuneration arose when the appellant obtained the grant of a tenancy of a public house owned by and tied to a large brewery company .
8 Suspension was provided by two thick hawsers , one attached to his ankles and firmly anchored ashore to a boulder the size of a double-decker bus , the other attached to his wrists and fixed to a large steam yacht 's anchor fitting .
9 Well , I applied and was accepted , rigged out with clothes , shoes etc and sent to a large country house near Burton on Trent for training .
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