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Example sentences for "large blocks"

  • The jetty which sheltered them on their entrance into the harbour of Carthage has left a trace marked by large blocks, which at certain points reach the level of the sea.

  • Large blocks of coal, representing the different veins of Kentucky, several full lines of broken coals, and a very complete display of coke were also displayed.

  • The exhibit of coal consisted of a series of large blocks intended to show the character and thickness of the veins; the largest block, weighing 15 tons, is the largest single piece ever hoisted from a mine.

  • The lower part of the mound, upon which the building stood, was constructed of large blocks of limestone mortared together, forming a solid block of masonry.

  • It was built throughout of large blocks of limestone, limestone dust, and a small proportion of earth.

  • Below the alluvial layer the mound was composed of large blocks of limestone, held together by mortar, giving it the consistency of masonry and rendering digging in it very difficult.

  • The massive walls of the church are built of large blocks of granite.

  • What remains of the theatre is composed of large blocks of greenstone from the quarries of Mortola.

  • The most venerable portion is the façade, constructed of large blocks of stone.

  • These walls would seem at least twenty-five feet thick at the base, and are built, like all the Copan structures, of large blocks of cut stone, of varying but not expressly stated dimensions.

  • The top is formed of large blocks of stone, stretching across from side to side, and, according to Muehlenpfordt, plastered and polished.

  • The foundation consists of large blocks of stone laid in mortar; but all the rest is of brick.

  • It is surrounded by large blocks of granite, apparently to prevent its removal, which could not be effected without great labour.

  • It is cut out of the solid rock, from the floor to the roof, which is composed of large blocks of calcareous stone, meeting in the centre, and forming a roof of the same slope as the pyramid itself.

  • They have exposed to view not only the rock, but likewise one side of the Temple of Ops, composed of large blocks of tufa stone surmounted by later brick structures.

  • It was formed of large blocks of tufa, hard stone, and must not be confounded with the remains of the Arcadian period, on the Palatine, composed of soft tufa.

  • This tomb is of that period, and measures five metres by three, and is composed of large blocks of tufa, without cement.

  • In the eastern part of the depression a wide circle of big volcanic boulders--undoubtedly an extinct crater--was to be seen, with huge masses of spattered yellow lava in large blocks as well as ferruginous rock.

  • Large blocks of iron rock were exposed to the air in many places.

  • The Arabs often dig with a view of getting treasures of gold in these two mounds; and every now and then discover large blocks of marble, covered with hieroglyphics.

  • The walls were one hundred and fifty feet high, proportionably broad, and firmly built of large blocks of stone, bound together with white plaster.

  • The ores in large blocks, fragments, or shivers, whose size varies from a cubic foot to that of a nut.

  • The hearths of cast iron rest upon cast-iron pillars, to the number of four or five; which are supported on pedestals of cast iron placed on large blocks of stone.

  • There are, in fact, no ruins visible, with the exception of a few terraces on the Tell, consisting of large blocks of unhewn stone.

  • Here, upon a terrace built of large blocks of basalt about five inches in height, I found a curious condition of things.

  • Large blocks of limestone which have fallen from the roof, sometimes cemented together by stalagmite.

  • Red Top, which was offered in large blocks at 8 cents per share two years before, was selling at $1.

  • There they gave out the information that Ely Central, which I had advised the purchase of at from 50 cents per share up to $4 and down again, was actually under option to me and my associates in large blocks at 5 cents.

  • The shrine is built of a certain number of large blocks, which have been quarried and brought to the spot; it has a stone roof with an entablature, and attains an elevation above the court of not less than twenty-seven feet.

  • It is an edifice, built of large blocks of stone, and rising to a height of thirty-two feet above the plain at its base, so contrived as to contain two sepulchral chambers, the one over the other.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    large amount; large and; large assemblage; large band; large black; large calibre; large clusters; large country; large dinner; large estates; large eyes; large paper; large part; large party; large patch; large profit; large room; large spoon; large surface; large tree; large yellow; largely because; largely employed; largely self; permanent settlement; turned sharply