There were a large number of candidates for the job.

有许多求职者申请这份工作。

A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.

革命过后，许多教堂都毁了。

A distressingly large number of firms have been breaking the rules.

违规经营的公司数目之大，令人担忧。

His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

他的评论严重触怒了众多的单身母亲。

The Action Group worked by dividing its tasks among a large number of subgroups.

行动小组将任务分配给多个隶属的小组以完成工作。