Example sentences of "large amount of [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a large amount of equipment was contaminated dealing with an explosion at Shell some time ago , Shell replaced it for the fire brigade . |
| 2 | In Bombay , where at least 246 people were killed and about 1,200 injured in 13 bomb blasts last Friday , police said a large amount of explosives was still in the city and as yet unlocated . |
| 3 | During the re-entry and completion of BA-1 a large amount of brine was pumped into the well , carrying fines with it and plugging the pores around the well bore . |
| 4 | In order to meet all the requirements of the payroll a large amount of support was necessary , particularly from the Computer Services Division , even after the system had gone " live " . |
| 5 | In the example below , a large amount of memory is initially reserved . |
| 6 | A large amount of work is done in Edinburgh for the London publishers " . |
| 7 | Since a very large amount of material was required on staffing , syllabuses and in some cases resources , it was easy for reports to end up a pure description of a department 's programme . |
| 8 | If a large amount of protein is used in the diet , then some is used for energy purposes , and during starvation , protein is taken from the muscles of the body and used as a fuel supply . |
| 9 | The Braithwaites , Joseph and Daniel , were employed on a regular basis as masons and did a great deal of work , not only on the mine , but off it , such as at Cat Bank where a large amount of walling was required apart from the actual building . |
| 10 | The no-hair theorem implies that a large amount of information is lost in a gravitational collapse . |
| 11 | Safes at both premises were opened and a large amount of cash was stolen . |
| 12 | While some forms of delinquent behaviour are clearly centred on acquiring goods or money , a large amount of delinquency is expressive in character . |
| 13 | Methods of analysing this large amount of data are discussed in chapters 5 and 6 . |
| 14 | There is a major upheaval in LEDU in relation to West Belfast and a larger amount of resources is being put into the area . |
| 15 | The most obvious is that a larger amount of time is required from the writer . |