Example sentences of "be [vb pp] a large [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been given a large quantity of fabric and I would like to know if it would be suitable for painting in oils or acrylic . |
| 2 | Forty-two affidavits were filed in this application ( mostly by the applicant when acting in person ) , and to those affidavits are exhibited a large number of documents . |
| 3 | We have been shown a large number of the judges ' orders which are reproduced in Dugdale 's Origines Juridiciales , 3rd ed. ( 1680 ) , ch. 70–72 . |
| 4 | His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) . |
| 5 | A little way up on the left hand side is the Museum Dr Frederico Freitas where can be seen a large exhibition of engravings and porcelain . |
| 6 | A practice with more patients needing expensive medicines will be set a larger amount . |
| 7 | Where the lawn had been grew a large clump you could hardly call it a copse — of coconut palms . |
| 8 | The Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh , I believe , had a recent £200,000 deficit , but has been awarded a larger grant . |
| 9 | Ever since being given a large stalk of them at the end of last summer , I have been wanting to make a design from them . |
| 10 | The attendees were given a large package of data , including a precis of interests about themselves and a questionnaire which was completed by 75% of the audience . |
| 11 | They were given a large slice of counties Cavan and Fermanagh , including 30,000 acres from a grateful Cromwell after Robert Saunderson led troops to a famous victory at Drogheda . |
| 12 | Due to the diversity of structures being accommodated a large increase in data is to be expected . |
| 13 | Within a few months they moved to the east coast of Scotland where they were allocated a large stretch of coastline , from Rosyth to Montrose , to protect from the very real threat of German invasion . |
| 14 | The King of Blefuscu has always wanted to defeat Lilliput in war , and now we hear that he 's prepared a large number of ships , which will attack us very soon . |
| 15 | If he 's made me believe them , that means he 's made a large part of the new me . |
| 16 | Each man was given a large hunting knife and two smaller weapons known as okapi knives . |
| 17 | Betty was given a large selection of presents , all carefully chosen . |
| 18 | The author , Susan Hill , was given a large advance to write a sequel to Daphne du Maurier 's Rebecca and Emma Tennant is penning a follow-up to Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice . |
| 19 | However the UK was given a larger share of the regional and social funds . |
| 20 | At the far end was hung a large tarpaulin . |
| 21 | I was bought a large trunk and Uncle Charlie came round one Saturday morning and sign-wrote my name on both ends , with my house number . |
| 22 | Prime Minister Major , who has learned much about smiling through adversity , beamed pleasantly through adversity , beamed pleasantly through most of the play from his comfortable position next to the Pressbox on the ground where he was spent a large portion of his life . |
| 23 | Last spring , Lorna signed up for the fortnight 's training course , and was allocated a large portion of the Glasgow and Clyde area , with 12,000 potential customers . |
| 24 | ‘ She was left a large legacy by an ex-employer . |