Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be [art] large " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that period of time we 'd have dropped from being the largest and preferred supplier to a minority supplier |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Due to injury the brothers will be unavailable to participate in what is expected to be the largest inland dinghy championship in Ireland for several years — the Heineken GP14 Inland Championship at Lough Erne . |
| 4 | The company also believes that its increasing experience of managing what is claimed to be the largest CT2 network in the world should increase its competitiveness for the future . |
| 5 | The rooms are claimed to be the largest on offer in London , averaging 50 sq metres . |
| 6 | The force is reported to be the largest of its kind and is expected to become the prototype for other parts of the country with high-tech industry . |
| 7 | m pond , believed to be the largest operating solar collector in the world , was intended to provide hot water for a nearby hotel . |
| 8 | The focal point of Cranswick is the village green , six and a half acres , believed to be the largest in East Yorkshire . |
| 9 | And to coincide with the temporary exhibitions , LACMA is showing its own new Cezanne , ‘ Sous-bois ’ ( c. 1890 ) , a large oil purchased last year for a multi-million-dollar sum believed to be the largest the museum has ever spent on an acquisition . |
| 10 | A fresh scandal , believed to be the largest loan fraud ever uncovered in Japan , was revealed on Aug. 13 . |
| 11 | The Games , already destined to be the largest ever , now have to find room for the extra 3,306 competitors and officials registered by the end of last month , bringing the total to 18,306 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I had grown to be a large , lumpy sort of man . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | C. Itoh is said to be the largest creditor , having lent Asahi Juken around ¥50 billion . |
| 16 | The sundial on a cottage in North End was made in the 1840s and is said to be the largest in England with its twelve ft diameter . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Dating from the seventeenth century , it is said to be the largest antique one-handed clock in existence . |
| 19 | When he 'd gone , there seemed to be a large vacuum in the café . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is thought to be the largest British dairy farm to go green , and the conversion — for deeply held environmental reasons — is backed by sound economic logic . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Six miles north of Barnstaple the Braunton Burrows is thought to be the largest area ( 2000 acres ) of sand dunes in the country . |
| 24 | Roy Clements wanted it for his collection which is thought to be the largest in Britain . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Warning , this is a government health warning , there is going to be a large bang . |
| 27 | ‘ Fun , in a perverse sort of way , ’ said Chris Kingscott of Reactor Services , describing their involvement in Power Challenge '93 , claimed to be the largest corporate event ever to be held in this country . |
| 28 | ‘ 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |