Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Murnin is still on crutches after the much publicised incident involving controversial Crusaders star Kirk Hunter — but he has already forgiven the big man for the tackle which finished his career . |
| 2 | An immediate option for Tottenham was to have stripped the big centre-half of the captaincy at Elland Road and hit him with a hefty fine . |
| 3 | We 'd received a campaigns update from central office and had registered the big box pile up campaign with that campaign coordinator . |
| 4 | He was genuinely delighted that , in spite of last night , she had won the big race . |
| 5 | ‘ It was a good effort in any case because Niodini , who finished fourth , has already won a big race at Doncaster this week . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Fifty five nurseries have also reported a big trade in bulbs from the wild , although they have avoided participating in it . |
| 8 | Net profits were were $595m , which compares with net profit from operations of $556m in the 1991 first quarter , when the company of course reported a big loss because of the change in the method it used to account for employee benefits . |
| 9 | The owner of the stall reminisced about old Wadi Halfa where his father had owned a big tea-house on the Corniche . |
| 10 | He had owned a big department store that had burned down , and he had then hanged himself . |
| 11 | But bosses at the famous casino , which has staged some of boxing 's greatest world title fights , are confident they 've scooped the big prize . |
| 12 | Not a few men lost teeth because they had met the big man at the wrong moment . |
| 13 | That 's my chair said the big bear . |
| 14 | Oxfordshire snooker star Tessa Davidson has made the big break into the game 's elite . |
| 15 | Almost exactly a year ago , Enid Jones , an assistant secretary in the department , told a select committee of the House of Lords : ‘ We have done a big exercise on [ how to safeguard supplies ] but ministers have not reached a decision . |
| 16 | well he 's er , he says he 's done a big X-ray . |
| 17 | They had just done a big concert at the Albert Hall with an orchestra for an album called Snowgoose . |
| 18 | He 's done a big bucketful for me ! ’ |
| 19 | Shock increase in young mums-to-be NEW figures have revealed a big rise in the number of teenage pregnancies in Hartlepool . |
| 20 | You 've also built a big wall around your house . |
| 21 | ‘ I ’ , ‘ me ’ or ‘ mine ’ are words that are frequently heard in the classroom , as a child proudly announces that he has ‘ built a big tower ’ or ‘ got one like that ’ , or as he asserts himself by virtue of possession , ‘ That 's mine ’ . |
| 22 | He 's built a big HQ in Helsinki , has another building in Turku , the second city . |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday 's makeshift striker has all but clinched a big money move to Ewood Park at the second attempt just three weeks after signing a new four-year contract at Hillsborough . |
| 24 | You 've seen a big crane have you ? |
| 25 | I 've just seen a big crane . |
| 26 | Much of this year 's spurt in capital spending ( up from around $150m to some $220m ) is related to airbags , but the speciality chemical businesses have also seen a big increase , spread over a number of small projects . |
| 27 | ‘ We 've seen a big rise in unfurnished lettings over the past few months , ’ she says . |
| 28 | Made a big pile like , patch like that you know |
| 29 | Living with the family in Richmond is bewildering , and although I would never admit it I feel as though I have made a big mistake . |
| 30 | ‘ I knew I could beat Robin Reid , who qualified for the Olympics , and I just hope that winning the title will show the selectors they have made a big mistake . ’ |