Example sentences of "have [be] [verb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctor has been given a big job in Trinity |
| 2 | Scarborough 's fishing industry has been given a big boost thanks to shoals of scallops . |
| 3 | Ms Phillips , like the Scottish National Party 's candidate Gerry Fisher , has been making a big play for the student vote , which could prove critical in this , Scotland 's second most marginal constituency . |
| 4 | More satisfied than if they had been handed a big discount on a plate . |
| 5 | Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’ |