Meanings of devoured large in English

Johnston mentions a case of bulimia in a man who devoured large quantities of raw flesh.

We devoured large portions -which we were particularly grateful for, after a long and muddy cold walk.

Gervaise devoured large slices of the breast, hardly speaking, but a little ashamed of her own gluttony in the presence of Goujet.

Last season's long stand-off with Tevez, through which the owners backed Mancini completely, was nevertheless spectacularly disruptive and devoured large portions of everybody's time.

He decided that it was "a bit too strong" for him; but the others devoured large quantities, and seemed all the better for it.