Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a big " in BNC.

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1 In Rome , central areas such as the Piazza di Spagna , Via Condotti and Via Veneto are particularly well decorated , while in Piazza San Pietro [ St. Peter 's Square ] crowds flock to see a big Christmas tree — a gift from Austria — together with a Nativity scene .
2 If we want to paint a big choral canvas , words can be repeated without any fear of being repetitious , or we can use whole sentences or sections several times over .
3 In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load .
4 Heart 's desire : Jeffrey Archer who wants to play a bigger role in politics
5 So if you want to camouflage a big feature , keep it matt .
6 Its strongest American card is its 44% stake in Amdahl Corp , and while IBM appears to be playing into Amdahl 's hands in the short term , Amdahl knows it has to build a big new business almost from scratch out of Unix and its Huron applications development and delivery environment if it is to grow much beyond its present $2,500m or so annual business .
7 Well I I want to have a big picture of England on the wall on which I can start to tick off bits as we get them .
8 or someone has to take a , a bi a co company has to take a big lot off .
9 I just want to say a big THANK YOU to the organisers and correspondents for keeping me up to date with the progress of THE WHITES this season .
10 Both Boeing and McDonnell Douglas are making shorter versions of their small jets , and Holland 's Fokker wants to make a bigger version of its 100-seater .
11 The delay is due to the complex documentation required , X/Open claims , saying that it wants to make a big splash for XPG4 , now scheduled for the Autumn .
12 And the chairman also has to make a big speech on the first day .
13 An acquaintance who is well-informed as to the intentions of the Liberals writes to me that they propose to make a big plan of public works the centre of their election programme .
14 Eddie Bleasdale , managing director of Bleasdale Computer Systems , sums up : ‘ We never want to become a big company because it is just not our scene .
15 ‘ He 'd obviously signed the document , agreed to receive a big fat pension — and keep his mouth shut .
16 Why stab Manchester in the back for helping to create a bigger northern network of clubs , raves and fashion outlets ?
17 Flowers made an excellent save from Roy Keane three minutes later as United threatened to record a big win .
18 SIR Richard Attenborough plans to direct a big screen version of the West End hit Shadowlands .
19 Analysts briefed by IBM said that the company is seeking to rally a big show of support for the Workplace OS when it is launched , and that enhancements for both PC-DOS and OS/2 are in the works .
20 When I mentioned Spain , it seemed to make a big difference .
21 Those who did not want to buy a bigger or better house were able to borrow more to extract equity from their fast-appreciating assets .
22 I remember my father saying earlier that we 're going to see a big television .
23 The Scots go into their concluding match today knowing that they can afford to lose to England and still take the title — provided that neither Ireland nor Wales manage to secure a big win in their clash this morning .
24 ‘ We both agree he has a limited potential , but he could be used to detonate a big political explosion .
25 ‘ Bernard gave me four new tyres for my own car as payment but kept saying , ‘ I 'm going to open a big factory one day and have you as works ' manager ’ . ’
26 But for the last week or two he 's had to use a bigger bag .
27 ‘ They 've said they 're going to do a big media blitz for us at the end of this week . ’
28 I was n't going to rush around buying horribly expensive things like smoke salmon that I could n't afford , I was going to do a big family feast and I was going to get in a few games like the monopoly or lotto or you know , I just , I have n't worked it out but I thought oh what fun
29 The thousands of dollars fee earned by the penguins will now be used to build a big new pool and enclosure .
30 ‘ But I 'm not going to get a big head about it or anything .
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