Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a large [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more important than the Duchy was the royal household , whose financial institutions , the Chamber and the Wardrobe , not only consumed a large part of the Crown 's income but also assisted , from time to time , in national government . |
| 2 | As they left the radio station , the soldiers apparently encountered a large crowd of demonstrators who pelted them with stones . |
| 3 | However , the costs appearing in the books of the newly nationalised industry were considerably below these , largely because , while capital charges normally formed a large proportion of the total costs of electricity supply , the industry had in recent years been prevented from investing heavily and most of its inherited equipment stood in the books at prewar values . |
| 4 | At the Confederation of British Industry , we have already done a large amount of research into the sources of international competitiveness , and we now welcome the interest that the Government is showing in some of our conclusions . |
| 5 | Secondly , he concluded , huge improvements in non-manufacturing trade meant that the country no longer needed a large surplus on manufactured goods . |
| 6 | Thus the traditional retirement resorts have already experienced a large increase in the number of very elderly people who place extra demands on health and residential care facilities , to the extent that in places like Worthing , Hastings , Eastbourne and Clacton around one in eight people were aged 75 or over in 1981 . |
| 7 | Northern Ireland has already lost a large number of fine buildings , but Helen believes the tide is now turning . |
| 8 | Derain in particular soon acquired a large number of excellent pieces . |
| 9 | Leg ulcers have always formed a large part of district nurses ' ( DNs ) caseloads . |
| 10 | I never wore the roll-neck out there again and as the years passed I was gradually given a large wardrobe of beautiful traditional dresses , which I wore with comfort and delight , each dress reminding me of the giver . |
| 11 | The shag population of the Shetlands was hit hard by the Braer oil disaster in January [ see EDs 67 et seq ] ; numbers around Sumburgh Head fell by half , but the shags still raised a large number of chicks . |
| 12 | In his view , it is fallacious to say that Unix costs less per number of users than mainframes because no-one has ever put a large number of users on Unix boxes . |
| 13 | Each state still retained a large measure of protectionism against the others , and complete free trade still remained as far away as ever . |
| 14 | Health education is a very important element in the programme schedule , and community news and issues are also given a large percentage of air time . |
| 15 | Federico Joni 's output also included a large amount of far less brilliant work , done in the normal course of his activity as restorer and expert creator of artefacts in the Renaissance style , and designed to satisfy the demands of a wide market . |
| 16 | Killer whales had also suffered a large decline in numbers . |
| 17 | The Bennett 's and parma wallaby groups also produced a large number of ‘ joeys ’ . |
| 18 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 19 | ( He had first formed a minority government in 1985 , ending over 40 years of PCP rule in the province , and had then won a large majority at elections in 1987 — see p. 35452 . ) |
| 20 | In 1958 the car ambitiously featured a large tableau along one side , showing the Mayflower crossing the Atlantic . |
| 21 | The gentlemanly proprietorships and relaxed chairmanships that historically supplied a large bulk of presidents have become rarities . |
| 22 | We have however entered a large number of competitions over the years : the FA Cup , FA Vase , County Shield , Debenhams Floodlit Cup and the Sherpa Tensing Van Trophy to name but a few . |
| 23 | As has already been stated , infrastructure spending previously constituted a large percentage of EC aid to member states . |
| 24 | In recent years US unions have not been inactive in the political sphere and have actually had a large degree of impact on influencing legislation concerned with broader social and economic issues ( Lewin , 1978 ) . |
| 25 | Even when industries were not state owned there were various other instruments by which government actually exercised a large measure of control over the private sector . |
| 26 | Penny Spearpoint from Healthcare London East recently signed a large contract at the Palace Theatre in London . |