Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] big " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside , to the right , the Coke machine switches up a gear , back on for a big freeze . |
| 2 | This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight . |
| 3 | Oh yes and and then it got too big for them they are no longer able to control it they 're not big enough for a big power two very big big brothers but they could n't run a company the size they built it . |
| 4 | Well I do n't think they 're big enough for a big tent , I mean one is fairly long , but er I do n't |
| 5 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 6 | Disgusted by his own conceit , Maxim drifted out to the steps down to the lawn — the night was still warm enough for the big windows to be open-flanked by two huge , discreetly floodlit magnolia trees . |
| 7 | So much for the big money . |
| 8 | This is followed by frenzied activity on the part of the band in setting up some sort of show , usually in London with all the expense that that entails , only for the big day to arrive to find that A&R have sent a tea boy ( resplendent in his raincoat ) and not the ‘ man ’ . |
| 9 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 10 | ‘ Jackie , you do n't understand , I 'm going down for the big one . ’ |
| 11 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 12 | Habitues of the Institute 's old restaurant are in for a big surprise . |
| 13 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 14 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 15 | Well , she felt in a fighting mood , and if he thought that he could make a fool of her in front of his girlfriend then he was in for a big surprise . |
| 16 | So if you imagine that orders and irritation are going to intimidate me you 're in for a big surprise ! |
| 17 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 18 | Summers was quoted in national newspapers as saying : ‘ If Sugar thinks we are a run of the mill first division club , he is in for a big shock . |
| 19 | When the victim switches the switch he will be in for a big surprise . |
| 20 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 21 | They were flying the Liberators in for the big daylight raids on the Ruhr and one of them flew straight into the field where Grandad was working , planting carrots for the war effort . |
| 22 | Later on the warbirds wing in for the big show . |
| 23 | After one or two attempts they can change over until all join together for a big finish . |
| 24 | They 'll be putting on the style with new suits especially for the big day . |
| 25 | ‘ Not for a big , strong boy like you , ’ she beseeched him . |
| 26 | Meredith still had n't forgiven him — not for the big house , the holidays touring France on bicycles , the expensive schooling , the mutilated pony or the affectionate parents . |
| 27 | Most projects do n't run to that kind of budget — not for the big chimps , anyway , which is what these were for . |
| 28 | So , instead of going straight for the big one , we decided to build up our acclimatisation by first visiting some of Kenya 's other mountains . |
| 29 | He made straight for the big warhorse , mounted , said something to Will , and started along the street . |
| 30 | Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score … |