Example sentences of "in [noun] a large [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Indonesia a large part of the argument which led on two occasions to undeclared war turned on the federal nature of the new state . |
| 2 | Carefully thought out , it lists all of Leger 's exhibitions , but , more importantly , reproduces in colour a large selection of the finest paintings which have passed through their hands . |
| 3 | In Britain a large share of the market is held by Word ( UK ) Ltd. , which usually sells directly to the customer . |
| 4 | Throughout modern times , there has existed in Britain a large number of people who were poor — although , for various reasons , the numbers have sometimes been exaggerated . |
| 5 | The report points out that the sector is highly diversified : worldwide , the 10 largest companies only account for one third of production , while in Europe a large number of small and medium sized firms operate alongside 15 or so multinationals . |
| 6 | Cellulose forms on the average about a third of the weight of all vegetation and the world tonnage of plants is almost beyond computation , locking up in cellulose a large fraction of the world 's limited supply of carbon . |
| 7 | It is true that in peacetime a large proportion of these ships were normally laid up and had their crews paid off : only when war was imminent or had broken out were they brought back into service . |