Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be [art] large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may need to be a large number of meetings and discussions between the consultant and the client even after the candidate is appointed to ensure that things are running smoothly . |
| 2 | m pond , believed to be the largest operating solar collector in the world , was intended to provide hot water for a nearby hotel . |
| 3 | A fresh scandal , believed to be the largest loan fraud ever uncovered in Japan , was revealed on Aug. 13 . |
| 4 | This is reckoned to be the largest exercise of its type since the reforms were put forward , blood pressure started to rise , nostrils began to flare and so on . |
| 5 | AUSTRALIAN Mutual Provident was founded as a mutual life society in 1849 and has grown to be the largest life office in Australia and New Zealand . |
| 6 | C. Itoh is said to be the largest creditor , having lent Asahi Juken around ¥50 billion . |
| 7 | It is also said to be the largest UK supplier of Unix and open systems training , and ICL says it is the first company to receive accreditation from Unix International Inc for its portfolio of Unix courses . |
| 8 | When he 'd gone , there seemed to be a large vacuum in the café . |
| 9 | A few minutes later we drew up at a big concrete building which the officer told me was the town jail but which seemed to be a large Luftwaffe barracks . |
| 10 | Six miles north of Barnstaple the Braunton Burrows is thought to be the largest area ( 2000 acres ) of sand dunes in the country . |
| 11 | Major deals over the past two years have included leasing for the new ethylene cracker ( a type of refinery ) for BP at Grangemouth , at that time thought to be the largest leasing deal in Britain , a £180m long-term facility to North West Water to finance major infrastructure projects , and a £75m deal with Fujitsu Microelectronics to fund investment in semiconductor equipment at its factory at Newton Aycliffe , County Durham . |
| 12 | Female mammals are better at caring for their young without male assistance and , where it is necessary , there tends to be a larger group than just a single pair . |
| 13 | Warning , this is a government health warning , there is going to be a large bang . |
| 14 | ‘ One of the tragedies we have to deal with is the large numbers of young Scots who leave school unable to read , write or add up . |
| 15 | In particular , there is bound to be a large amount of work involved in buying a number of small annuities over the years and it may be difficult to get the appropriate advice at the time . |
| 16 | If one could select those areas where there appears to be the largest proportion of sites which seem to have been affected , they are in Hampshire , Hertfordshire and north Kent , possibly indicating that they suffered the greatest disturbance . |
| 17 | I supposed it would have to be a large tank . |
| 18 | Municipal incinerators were found to be a large source of dioxins . |
| 19 | There will , in particular , continue to be a large number of dementia sufferers in the geriatric services . |
| 20 | In that case , the ship would want to be a large number of miles away before the mine was activated . |
| 21 | They tend to be the larger companies , I have to be fair , er , but er , one of the encouraging things from my point of view , and I , we started rather early , maybe fifteen , twenty years ago has been to see the growth of this particular sector , where people have moved progressively into , I think a much more enlightened posture in the last ten or fifteen years , and B I C , Business in the Community of course , have to take , I think much credit for that . |
| 22 | Many firms offer training two years in advance but they tend to be the larger organisations and if you wish to work for a smaller firm or , for example , a local authority , you often need to apply nearer the time . |
| 23 | Very few pagan cemeteries were in use throughout the period , and those that were tend to be the large examples in eastern England which may have been centralised depositories , not belonging to individual settlements . |
| 24 | The settlement is believed to be the largest compensation payment the BBC has ever made , topping the £75,000 paid in April 1982 to Dr Sydney Gee , who ran a Harley Street slimming clinic . |
| 25 | Six chemical companies and a property developer have agreed to pay damages of $207 million in what is believed to be the largest settlement of a court case over a toxic waste dump . |
| 26 | It proved to be a large specimen of amber worth £3,000 . |
| 27 | PC World regards itself as a computer specialist , claiming to be the largest supplier of computer products in Europe . |
| 28 | Directing the building of what appeared to be a large fortification , Ross was clearly enjoying himself as he laughed and joked with the children , as perfectly at ease in these casual , unsophisticated surroundings as he was in the cosmopolitan offices of a smart City boardroom . |
| 29 | Nestling in her belly-button was what appeared to be a large diamond . |
| 30 | Although there was a facility for central storage of information , localised filing systems were also in operation , and there appeared to be a large amount of duplication . |