Example sentences of "it [verb] a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It operated a large tramway system in North-West London , with over three hundred cars . |
| 2 | The suggestion here is that the SEC favours regulatory restrictions on insider dealing because via these restrictions , it receives a larger budget , a greater sphere of influence , and more political control . |
| 3 | Suppose it offers a large reward for someone 's arrest . |
| 4 | This scheme — which was widely adopted by colonial administrations right across the continent — killed two birds with one stone : it both raised money and it produced a large labour force which had previously been occupied with growing food for their families . |
| 5 | Rugby was even worse , as it involved a large amount of physical contact , and there was nowhere on the field you could hide and no playing position which kept you out of harm 's way . |
| 6 | It specifies a large number of actions to be taken , including the appointment of teachers in each school with , among other duties , a responsibility for interagency liaison . |
| 7 | The reason for the bird 's big feet is that it needs a large shovel with which to pile up the mound of compost , earth and leaf litter in which the fowl buries and incubates its single very large egg . |
| 8 | Considering the rock at Tremadog feels so solid on a small scale , it 's rather a shame that it has a large scale tendency to become part of the scree at the foot of the crag ! |
| 9 | Like York , the old walled city centre attracts many tourists , and it has a large cattle market and a cathedral . |
| 10 | It has a large preparation and grilling area with a removable firebowl , which if reversed with the windshield still attached will prevent rainwater collecting . |
| 11 | GAME GEAR £99.99 , Sega THE most fashionable hand-held , it has a large colour screen and a constant supply of good games . |
| 12 | It has a large collar and deep pockets — the tassels are an optional feature added once the garment has been made up . |
| 13 | It has a large accumulation of books , manuscripts , maps and pictures . |
| 14 | It has a large pool to lounge around , and attentive barman Tassos is on hand to top up your glass . |
| 15 | Educational technology is a theory and a set of hypotheses ; it is a habit of mind , and a readily applicable methodology ; it is far too early to claim for it that it has a large body of accepted practice . |
| 16 | It has a large overdraft , a matter of some 5 million , secured on Ingard Holdings — that 's the finance company holding shares in the various subsidiary companies set up to buy and sell blocks of property . |
| 17 | SYMAP is the best-known line-printer mapping package ; it has a large number of users in universities , colleges and research institutions . |
| 18 | It has a large swimming pool ( open from 25 May weather permitting ) , a sun terrace with sun-beds and umbrellas , and a shaded patio where cool drinks can be served . |
| 19 | It has a large terrace , a bar overlooking the sea , and a fourth-floor roof terrace . |
| 20 | In the south of the parish is Ashington Wood , and field examination of this shows that there are no ridge and furrow earthworks inside , so it was never part of the open arable fields , and it has a large bank and ditch surrounding it , characteristic of medieval woodland boundaries . |
| 21 | It has a large garden with stream , ideal for sunbathing , and a log-built summer house . |
| 22 | It has a large garden and a terrace where once a week , instead of dinner , you may enjoy a barbecue . |
| 23 | It has a large garden , a cafe , a sunbathing terrace with sun chairs , and a plunge pool . |
| 24 | It has a large garden with fruit trees and a splendid mature walnut tree . |
| 25 | In addition , though wheat and triticale both contain around 13 per cent protein , that of triticale is better quality as it contains a larger share of lysine , an amino-acid that is relatively deficient in most cereal proteins . |
| 26 | seems to have got most of his information about Sarah from the data held at her local Family Health Services Authority in Bristol , registered under the data protection act , it holds a large amount of information on patients within its area including the name and address of a patient 's doctor . |
| 27 | The policy , which aimed to reserve 27 per cent of public-sector jobs for members of the lower castes , provoked caste-based violence across northern India ( although it received a large measure of support in the predominantly low-caste south ) and provided an issue around which Singh 's opponents within the Janata Dal could coalesce . |
| 28 | This is because the increased size and strength of the heart muscle enables it to pump a larger volume of blood into the arteries with each beat . |
| 29 | It is very easy to use with on-screen help and it uses a large type font , you can also change screen colours . |
| 30 | It attracted a large Customs and Excise office and the Access credit card headquarters , but tourists were not encouraged . |