Example sentences of "[adv prt] the big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I enjoy taking on the big battalions , ’ he says . |
| 2 | In his day he has taken on the big guns of industry , commercialised culture and of whole countries ( who can easily forget his devastating portrait of Mrs Thatcher and the fawning Saatchi brothers ? ) . |
| 3 | The game boys who took on the big boys , and won , |
| 4 | The bell usually tolls for one of the big championship teams on cup day … this is cricket 's FA Cup … where the small teams the non leaguers get a chance to take on the big boys … the pros … |
| 5 | If you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried . ’ |
| 6 | But I do n't worry about being a loser — if you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried |
| 7 | But you have to admit you do look very young and innocent , so you ca n't blame me for putting on the Big Daddy bit . ’ |
| 8 | But — he took on the big job . |
| 9 | They were going to put on the big show . |
| 10 | But once you 've got there , you do n't have to play down the big moments , or play up the character scenes , because it 's all so perfectly balanced . ’ |
| 11 | She lifted down the big suitcase from the top of the wardrobe , and , placing it on the bed , began to fill it , folding the garments as carefully as Isabelle would have done . |
| 12 | In 51 minutes Ian Ferguson crashed in a fierce 20 yarder which flew wide and Rangers missed a great chance to go ahead when Murdoch saved a Hateley penalty kick , after the keeper had been penalised for bringing down the big attacker . |
| 13 | The Western sheep and cattle rangers cut down the big trees and put a stop to the burning of bush . |
| 14 | Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time . |
| 15 | ‘ The small orders bring in the big ones . ’ |
| 16 | Day Two of the International Trials at Blenheim has brought in the big names … but has n't brought a change in the lead … |
| 17 | Conservative privatisation was supposed to break up the big monopolies and make them more competitive and accountable to the public empty propaganda indeed . |
| 18 | I led up the awkward flake crack to a sitting stance on the Pedestal — a huge , flat topped flake stuck to the face — and called up the big guns . |
| 19 | He walked to the table and picked up the big Polaroid camera in its leather case . |
| 20 | Ben Hanbury is flying as well and he picked up the big race there yesterday with White Crown . |
| 21 | I 've placed the background as an event , and have also loaded up the big trees as an actor . |
| 22 | ‘ Let's go then , ’ said Caro and picked up the big carpet bag . |
| 23 | I hastened up the big pitch , finding time in the rush to note its splendid position , with awesome exposure at the overhang . |
| 24 | There seemed to be a veritable army of helpers needed to open up the big downstairs rooms , and wherever she went there seemed yet another one poised to ask her a question she was unable to answer . |
| 25 | Taking up the big garden fork in the corner , she went straight out again . |
| 26 | They bring out the big crowds which stimulate the competition . |
| 27 | Diesel Cars : Perkins rides out the big recession |
| 28 | Check out the big centre firing grill . |
| 29 | Last week , with the launch of chocolate snack Time Out , it wheeled out the big guns for a direct assault on the mainstream snacking market dominated by Nestlé ( Kit Kat ) and Mars ( Twix ) . |
| 30 | They 're wheeling out the big guns to help their campaign . |