1.   A truck appeared, and rocks and stones were emptied in a large pile.

2.   In the old system, that would have been a single, homogenized function located in a single large functional pile somewhere.

3.   More obvious signs might be a large pile of empty bottles, the smell of drink, or unwashed glasses.

4.   On her right hand she had a large pile of blanks.

5.   There was a large pile of bones in the yard, going green with mould, which were eventually sent for processing.

6.   But, before he could say anything, Mrs Danby emerged from round a large pile of tins of tuna-fish.

7.   In the boot was a large pile of tins of tuna-fish and a harvest wreath that had clearly been designed by Marjorie Quigley.

8.   The First Church of Christ the Spiritualist was arranged in a huge circle around a large pile of groceries.