Example sentences of "[verb] a big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The collapse of repertory causes a big problem in the training of actors . |
| 2 | ‘ It was a good effort in any case because Niodini , who finished fourth , has already won a big race at Doncaster this week . ’ |
| 3 | Willie has big chances in the other televised races — on in-from After The Last and Jahafil who has won a big race in Ireland since losing to Spinning at Goodwood . |
| 4 | ‘ And I shall need a bigger wardrobe ; I think I saw one in that other bedroom . ’ |
| 5 | I 'd need a bigger size — |
| 6 | I 'll need a bigger spoon . ’ |
| 7 | You may need a bigger stable , safer fencing and a stock of supplies for foaling emergencies — such as bottles , teats , a foal rug and replacement milk powder . |
| 8 | A man weighs about as much as 3000 mice , and might need a bigger dose on the same scale . |
| 9 | But she 's right about one thing : we do need a bigger house . |
| 10 | ‘ They would need a bigger margin than that to mount a search down there at the bottom of the world . |
| 11 | The odds are you 'll now need a bigger loan , and the original endowment policy will not give enough cover . |
| 12 | Whatever does she need a big kitchen for ? |
| 13 | You do n't really need a big bathroom do you ? |
| 14 | ‘ I would not need a big budget , soft lights and an abstract theme . |
| 15 | I do n't need a big bed , and you do . ’ |
| 16 | Obviously a tall , long-legged person will need a big horse ; I recently sold a 17.3hh gelding to a man of six foot eight who had been looking for a long time ! |
| 17 | You 'll need a big tea for that one . |
| 18 | No they do n't need a big place . |
| 19 | I mean , you 've nothing in , they do n't need a big place ! |
| 20 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
| 21 | ‘ We do n't need a big fuss , do we ? |
| 22 | The best publicity does n't come from banging a big drum but from personal recommendation , though when schools do something worthwhile we should make sure that the public know all about it . |
| 23 | Yet top rate taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before . |
| 24 | Never has it been more important that News At Ten provide a big prime-time audience . |
| 25 | Today only Seagate is still up there among the leaders , IBM is still striving to build a serious OEM business , and the big names alongside Seagate are Conner Peripherals Inc , Quantum Corp and Maxtor Corp , with Hewlett-Packard Co becoming a bigger presence . |
| 26 | ‘ Now it 's becoming a big sport here , ’ says Paul . |
| 27 | The computer fraud is becoming a big business , yeah ? |
| 28 | CHINA is having problems selling to the West what looked like becoming a big export earner — rare earth metals . |
| 29 | Other products it hopes to push are its X400-based electronic mail systems for Windows , and , more peculiarly , it is intent on becoming a big player in the commodity world of local network adaptor boards — from its parent , Fujitsu Ltd . |
| 30 | With the recent mushrooming of the AA 's commercial interests was it not in danger of becoming a big shop rather than a service organisation ? |