Sentence examples for large possessions from inspiring English sources

In the eastern corner of the south aisle of the church is a monument of the Baber family, who formerly had large possessions in the parish.

In Ireland, where he also held large possessions, the power vacuum he left behind facilitated the 1315 invasion by Robert the Bruce's brother Edward.

Dudley soon married for the second time: Elizabeth Lady Tailboys (or Talboys, 1520 1563 ), who was a baroness in her own right with large possessions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

It could actually make sense for you to let go of all of your large possessions and travel by train or bus.

This usually occurs when one village has a significantly larger possession list in comparison with the other one.

In his pursuit of Venetian interests in the Adriatic and in the East, he was able, through shrewd commercial transactions, to acquire large territorial possessions.

Spain had thus regained its two largest Italian possessions.

New Caledonia is one of its largest Pacific possessions.

It has a large cache of possessions, from bugs and botanicals to paintings and decorative objects, displayed in regular temporary exhibitions.

They've never been tempted to accumulate large numbers of possessions, and as Mr. Hart added, "Because we've moved so often, we couldn't have anything too fragile or superexpensive".

He was rarely tested defensively, but, given large amounts of possession, did not especially impress with his use of it.