Example sentences of "in a very large [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For purely practical reasons we do not permit debates in either House to be cited : it would add greatly to the time and expense involved in preparing cases involving the construction of a statute if counsel were expected to read all the debates in Hansard , and it would often be impracticable for counsel to get access to at least the older reports of debates in Select Committees of the House of Commons ; moreover , in a very large proportion of cases such a search , even if practicable , would throw no light on the question before the court . |
| 2 | If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house . |
| 3 | Mr Kinnock 's voice was choked with emotion as , refusing to concede defeat , he said : ‘ Even now as the recounts are going on in a very large number of seats the results of this election is not decided . ’ |
| 4 | This was the idea , popularised in Shonfield 's Modern Capitalism but covered in a very large number of other works also , that a shift was occurring away from territorially based representation towards representation based on functional cleavages , with a consequent decline in the power of the territorially based representative assemblies known as parliaments and an ever-increasing role for corporatist organisations able to negotiate for organised functional interests at the national level . |
| 5 | The previous evening I used the amp in a very large club as my own backline monitor , with a line out to the PA . |