Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] big " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pushed back her hair , as bright as copper in the sunshine that slanted through the big bay window . |
| 2 | ’ Have you heard about the big stink along in Information ? ’ |
| 3 | Not since Lady Di qualified for the Big Match has the fashion world been as tremulous about the chosen design . |
| 4 | A nicely placed observer speculates that if Univel Inc , the Novell Inc/Unix System Labs joint venture , does well with the Destiny desktop operating system , that that will convince Novell chief Ray Noorda to go for a bigger piece of USL : he already owns the largest outside share . |
| 5 | The men , who are interested in cash , are more liable to go for the big wood . |
| 6 | You 've got to go for the big stuff . |
| 7 | Universities are ready to go for the big time and exploit their earning capacity in a way they have n't in the past . |
| 8 | Heinzer , the Mister Nice of the Swiss Team , exploiting an avowed intent to turn Mister Ugly — ‘ I want to go for the big wins ’ — won the first race . |
| 9 | They 've been through rehearsals and are ready to go for the big money . |
| 10 | They 've been through rehearsals and are ready to go for the big money . |
| 11 | Taylor said : ‘ Even allowing for the big advances in modern medicine , I 've always been a big believer in waiting for an operation to be complete before making any assessment . |
| 12 | and he goes off the big city ma ma , like this and he 's got a fucking flying helmet and a flying bucket |
| 13 | As EMS currencies are pegged to each other and account for a big part of each other 's baskets , the stability of the trade-weighted values of the French franc and the D-mark compared with the dollar and the yen is no surprise . |
| 14 | Last year she asked for a big French dictionary for her birthday . ’ |
| 15 | All saw the shudder that rippled through the big man like a wave ; the way his chin jutted forward and his face contorted in agony as he steeled himself to strike . |
| 16 | I mentioned earlier this year ( 24 January ) the plight of a useful local scavenger , the scrapman , faced by a battery of anti-pollution legislation , intended for the big time operators . |
| 17 | So a lot of it 's going to go through the big pipe and then what happens to it when it 's come through the , the , these three pipes ? |
| 18 | Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening . |
| 19 | Desks were regarded as the biggest culprit for damage , followed by doors and their handles . |
| 20 | oh yes , yes , yes all you really need to know what the question is in inflation is how the why it 's regarded as the biggest economic problem and secondly |
| 21 | ‘ I am treated as a big failure to my parents and am seen as unworthy , although I have done nothing wrong . ’ |
| 22 | Ever the traditionalist , AT&T Co chose late Friday to announce that 1,000 jobs are to go at its transmissions systems Merrimack Valley Works plant in North Andover , Massachusetts : 5,000 employees will remain after the big lay-off ; AT&T cited reduced demand and improved plant efficiencies for the cuts , which are planned for late August . |
| 23 | Lynn says … she could n't have wished for a bigger meeting in which to make her first run for Britain … she 's been training hard since the end of the track season and is in good form |
| 24 | Mr Castro said it would be ’ arbitrary , capricious and absurd ’ to apply policies designed for a big country to little Cuba . |
| 25 | We 're off to spot some winners , and there are two tickets to be won for the big race |
| 26 | This means ministers are wrangling for a bigger share of the cake . |
| 27 | The severe drought of the past three years is being blamed for a big increase in the number of houses suffering from subsidence . |
| 28 | MERSEYSIDE MPs today came to the defence of Grand National flagman Kenneth Evans the man blamed for the big race fiasco . |
| 29 | I 'm sure this has come as a big shock to you . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |