Example sentences of "have [verb] [prep] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure this has come as a big shock to you . |
| 2 | The decision to sell Harford has come as a big blow to Luton boss David Pleat who said : ‘ I did n't want him to go but the club needs the money . ’ |
| 3 | This is something he has carried in a big way into his later professional life . |
| 4 | When Boris began sleeping with her , villagers who wondered what would happen if the husband found out were told by wiser villagers : ‘ If you 'd lived in a big town you 'd know that the husband knows . ’ |
| 5 | He knew that when they built the Jubilee Line they had had to put in a big fan shaft here to release the air or passengers might have been blown off the platform on to the line . |
| 6 | After all , I have had to live with a big bottom all my life ! |
| 7 | The R&A 's amateurs will have to cope with a big industry , lobbying for change , and exercising the clout that money brings . |
| 8 | He would n't say how much money it had cost him to get married , but did say the money he would have made from Jamie 's maiden win would have helped in a big way . |
| 9 | For by now we had arrived at a big army hut by the side of the road . |
| 10 | we can carry on with this next week , as , as you see , we 've touched on a big topic , so we 'll , we 'll leave it to you to introduce next week 's discussion , whatever way you think fit , erm , that raises other issues which you want to talk about . |
| 11 | Apparently my mother had worked at a big house somewhere and fallen in love , but it had all gone wrong . |
| 12 | It 's gone for a big six-cylinder , turbocharged 2. litre diesel engine under the bonnet . |