Example sentences of "[adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Jackie , you do n't understand , I 'm going down for the big one . ’ |
| 5 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 6 | Habitues of the Institute 's old restaurant are in for a big surprise . |
| 7 | He 's the chap who knocks on your door at unholy hours of the morning and invites himself in for a Big Breakfast . |
| 8 | He was in for a big surprise if he thought he was still dealing with the impressionable , easygoing young girl he had married ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | So if you imagine that orders and irritation are going to intimidate me you 're in for a big surprise ! |
| 11 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | When the victim switches the switch he will be in for a big surprise . |
| 14 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Later on the warbirds wing in for the big show . |
| 17 | Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score … |
| 18 | United were wobbling ; Hoddle was winding up for a big finish . |
| 19 | You can watch the newsreader 's lips getting into gear , like Fatima Whitbread psyching herself up for the big throw . |
| 20 | Limbering up for the big event — Lord Mayor Treloar College assistant bursar Derek Graham ( left ) and teacher John Etherington . |
| 21 | Runners limber up for the big test |
| 22 | BELFAST is limbering up for the big international fitness challenge . |
| 23 | He pays up for the Big Turn but , ’ she shook her head and compressed her lips together , ‘ she 's never once swept that stair . ’ |
| 24 | Limbering up for the big race , are |
| 25 | The dead children 's distraught grandfather Trevor said last night : ‘ Garry took us all out for a big family meal and then on Sunday we had a lovely picnic by a lake . |
| 26 | Speaking of all things Mexican , our ragga tipping acquaintances SL2 did n't have the best of times when they headed out for a Big Rave in the land of tequila . |
| 27 | Well that 's it , I mean you have something for breakfast , a light lunch and you can go out for a big meal , that 's all you need . |
| 28 | And , he 's , she s keeps on at him all the time , he 's never taken a photograph of the place laid out for a big dinner . |
| 29 | Look out for a big , for a big girl . |
| 30 | At 5' 9 ’ and eight stone , Desiree took Tyson out for the big count and put him down where he belongs . |