Example sentences of "quite a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it must be added that these subjects were consuming quite a large quantity of food and were not attempting to shed weight . |
| 2 | ‘ It has taken quite a large chunk out of our lives , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Well that has to come out of their capital and as you can see it takes out quite a large chunk . |
| 4 | Erm , you have n't got everything represented there , but you 've all got quite a lot , quite a large chunk of them actually . |
| 5 | Brobdingnag is quite a large country , joined on to north-west America , but separated from the rest of America by high mountains . |
| 6 | SATURDAY 'S Charity Open at Prehen in aid of the Waterside Churches Trust Ltd attracted quite a large field of competitors . |
| 7 | COINS Quite a large donation of coins was made this year , and all were sold . |
| 8 | The food was excellent and I was not charged much because the cooking was done on quite a large scale — I was not a big eater so my lunch did not make much difference to the running of the place . |
| 9 | And as we heard this morning Jesus told us a parable about a mustard seed , although it 's small it grows into quite a large shrub . |
| 10 | Putting in a new inspection chamber will involve digging quite a large hole in the ground — and supporting the sides of it while the chamber is being built to prevent them caving in . |
| 11 | Moreover when I once tried a word-association test with a class of college of education students , the word " library " for quite a large minority of them meant " fines " ( although there was no fines system in the college library ) . |
| 12 | You seem to have quite a large sense of pessimism about how to deal with this problem , Frankie . |
| 13 | He reached the door , or rather the cast-iron gate as his destination was a villa , quite a large villa with a central courtyard . |
| 14 | It also had quite a large choir for so small a Church , a photo taken in the twenties showing the choir outside the old Church with Mrs Still 's husband and son . |
| 15 | Although quite a large reel in appearance , it only weighs 10.9oz which compares favourably with small sized reels . |
| 16 | Sotheby 's told The Art Newspaper that ‘ there has been quite a large response to the Lloyd 's letter , but talks are going on with a view to possible changes in this arrangement ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Come into the kitchen , ’ she said , and led the way across a small hall and into quite a large kitchen , dominated , Millie noticed , by an oblong table under which were a number of stools . |
| 18 | Yes , okay and we 're still coming round yet again and the last one cos she 's got quite a large fist , I 'll take it over the top , round the back and this one now I can tie , tie it off , sorry tie it off on the back of her hand now , I do n't want to tie it off on the front cos in a minute I want to put this into a sling not too tight ? |
| 19 | Before the 1914 war , field sports were a popular feature and cycle racing had quite a large following though these were mostly open races and drew competitors from around Kent . |
| 20 | It was quite a large hall with a good stage . |
| 21 | I understand perfectly well why that should be so , as the hon. Member for Blackburn ( Mr. Straw ) made clear in the Second Reading debate his support for the higher education reforms , which account for quite a large part of the bulk of the latter part of the Bill . |
| 22 | It 's not going to disappear , cos it 's quite a large part of urban areas . |
| 23 | Quite a large part of that excitement is due to you , to your designs , and , also , if I may be forgiven for mentioning something so personal , for the way you have helped and befriended Therese . |
| 24 | Although he was nine years older than her , her youth and immaturity must , she realised , have played quite a large part . |
| 25 | Yes you have you have a territory each , yes , because it 's er , er , it 's we , we 've got quite a large territory , have n't we ? |
| 26 | We give them their induction pack ( see page 41 ) to look at later , but it 's really to get to know the layout , because we have quite a large building . |
| 27 | Quite a large proportion of the world 's volcanoes are located on the oceanic crust , most of them forming parts of the mid-ocean ridge systems . |
| 28 | Quite apart from that , LDDC figures show 13,000 jobs were lost from Docklands between 1981 and 1988 , of which quite a large proportion were jobs held by residents of the Docklands boroughs . |
| 29 | As all 256 colours are displayed at once , the palette takes up quite a large proportion of the screen , and it would have been preferable to be able to select the ones used the most and create your own custom palette . |
| 30 | This Committee has rejected quite a large proportion of the officers proposed statements . |