Example sentences of "to be a large [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The authors draw attention to what seems to be a large regional variation between rates of surgical treatment for glue ear .
2 Of these , the first , Type 1 , was the most important ; it was to be a large multi-engine landplane capable of flying from London to New York non-stop .
3 A koliba turned out to be a large wooden chalet-type restaurant which in this case was set amid tall pine trees .
4 Changing direction , she hurried towards the place , and found it to be a large open space , surrounded by little shops , their shutters closed now , but by the legends she could just see painted above their doors they were given over to trade .
5 It used to be a large wooded area , a rich tropical forest with many species , including gibbons , macaques , tigers , panthers , wild boars , deer , bears and several kinds of pheasants , most of which are now rare in Vietnam .
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