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 Suppose it offers a large reward for someone 's arrest .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 !
8 Like York , the old walled city centre attracts many tourists , and it has a large cattle market and a cathedral .
9 It has a large preparation and grilling area with a removable firebowl , which if reversed with the windshield still attached will prevent rainwater collecting .
10 GAME GEAR £99.99 , Sega THE most fashionable hand-held , it has a large colour screen and a constant supply of good games .
11 It has a large collar and deep pockets — the tassels are an optional feature added once the garment has been made up .
12 It has a large accumulation of books , manuscripts , maps and pictures .
13 It has a large pool to lounge around , and attentive barman Tassos is on hand to top up your glass .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 SYMAP is the best-known line-printer mapping package ; it has a large number of users in universities , colleges and research institutions .
17 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 .
18 It has a large terrace , a bar overlooking the sea , and a fourth-floor roof terrace .
19 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 .
20 It has a large garden with stream , ideal for sunbathing , and a log-built summer house .
21 It has a large garden and a terrace where once a week , instead of dinner , you may enjoy a barbecue .
22 It has a large garden , a cafe , a sunbathing terrace with sun chairs , and a plunge pool .
23 It has a large garden with fruit trees and a splendid mature walnut tree .
24 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 .
25 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 .
26 It is very easy to use with on-screen help and it uses a large type font , you can also change screen colours .
27 It attracted a large Customs and Excise office and the Access credit card headquarters , but tourists were not encouraged .
28 But what about this : in 1853 , at Trouville , he watched the sun go down over the sea , and declared that it resembled a large disc of redcurrant jam .
29 Today very little military demi-caractère style exists in Western ballet except in such American works as Balanchine 's Stars and Stripes , but it played a large part during the nineteenth century .
30 That administrative reality is important , because it played a large part in determining what things are like now .
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