Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] the large " in BNC.

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1 The structure and function of the large intestine varies greatly among mammals , with variability concerning mostly the extent of the sacculation and the size of the caecum .
2 The company who carried out the painting and varnishing of the large wooden replica of the Hunterston brooch which stands in the Visitor Centre at the station , JHB Decorators of Paisley , have been given a Merit Award by the Scottish Decorators Federation .
3 Clearly , Harald was a highly-efficient organiser of labour and materials : the felling and transportation of the large quantities of timber used in the camps and at Ravning , for example , must have been major operations in themselves .
4 I share my hon Friend 's appreciation of the value and importance of the large reforms proposed in the Bill of 1939 , and when I decided , as I announced on 23rd March , to appoint an Advisory Council to assist in the preparation of a programme of reforms , I certainly had it in mind that many of the proposals in that Bill — improved it may be by further consideration and fresh ideas — might find a place in such a programme .
5 With all the problems of section 56 funding , and the learning curves involved in the Government — required design-built-and-operate contract , as well as being the first new street tramway built in Britain since 1949 , Metrolink has nevertheless provided a focus and showcase for the large number of light rail schemes at present being developed .
6 She did n't have either the time or the inclination to hold ‘ receptions ’ — whatever they might be — but when she returned home at night , exhausted from her day in the City , she never failed to appreciate the deep sense of peaceful calm and serenity of the large , thickly carpeted room .
7 The study is based on a careful selection and interpretation of the large volume of potentially relevant material , and addresses attitudes and the factors affecting those attitudes , as well as identifying future areas of difficulty and possible solutions .
8 Following the plenum the leadership adopted a hardline approach to dissent while increasing efforts to regain the support and trust of the large numbers of people who had become disenchanted with the widespread corruption within the government and the party .
9 The correlation between smoking the lung cancer is well known , and is usually interpreted in a causal manner : can we interpret the equally strong correlations between eating meat and cancer of the large intestine , or between sugar and breast cancer along similar causal lines ?
10 This exploratory study examines the provision of assistance and developmental support by these NGOs in Malawi and Zimbabwe for the large number of refugees from Mozambique .
11 It claims to have 51% of the cash-and-carry market , 47% of the gas and electrical goods market and 18% of the large supermarket sector .
12 The universities looked run-down and neglected in sharp contrast to new luxury hotels being built with foreign loans and technology in the large cities .
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