Example sentences of "it is [art] big " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's because parents in Sylhet seem to think it is a big deal , a real status symbol to get a Biliti Bor ( a bridegroom from England ) . ’ |
| 2 | In a letter to Arthur Greeves , he said that Warnie and Mrs Moore liked each other , ‘ and , I hope , as W. gets broken into domestic life , they may come to do so still more : but in the interval mere is a ticklish time ahead and in any case it is a big sacrifice of our … |
| 3 | It is a big slice in one go . |
| 4 | Plutonium and enriched weapons-grade uranium aside ( and admittedly it is a big aside ) , nuclear power in its advanced manifestations is as close to the pure spirit of sustainable development as anyone is likely to get , short of covering the landscape with batteries of windmills . |
| 5 | Fannie Mae is hardly a household name outside Washington , where it lobbies fiercely , and Wall Street , for whom it is a big client . |
| 6 | ‘ But it is a big step to leave your country when you have got used to a system , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Apparently it is a big cut , but not so deep that it has done any irrevocable damage , at least that 's the impression I got . |
| 8 | If ( admittedly , in some companies it is a big ‘ if ’ ) your employer is genuinely concerned to make sure you have a fair deal , it is quite possible that the original decision will be reversed , or at least modified , upon appeal . |
| 9 | But — and it is a big but — being of a homosexual disposition is a very different matter from indulging in sodomy . |
| 10 | OK , educate the child , educate the dog , but I could never let a child of mine walk around a ring with a big , powerful dog like that , because it is a big , powerful vicious beast . |
| 11 | But it is a big ‘ if ’ . |
| 12 | When you win your first big one , it is a big difference . |
| 13 | It is a big noise for nothing . ’ |
| 14 | there is some potential for testing consistency of marking — it is a big worry to most of us , when marking a hundred different pieces of coursework , that the hundredth might have been marked to a different standard to the first . |
| 15 | If — and it is a big if — MoD ‘ recognises ’ another supporters ' operation , it will be in the form of a well-constituted and long-established body , taking the Vulcan under its wing . |
| 16 | ‘ This has been a good test for his knee and we do n't think it is a big problem . |
| 17 | But it is a big pay-day . ’ |
| 18 | However , it is a big jump from saying what a system can do in the absence of the visual cortex to describing its functions in the normal , intact brain . |
| 19 | But , and it is a big but , I learnt the hard way and have been proven in practice . |
| 20 | It is a big bridal veil , but my picture was taken from a long way off . |
| 21 | ‘ I am very conscious that it is a big change . |
| 22 | Children will clearly need to be taught all these things and , as the Bullock report points out ( DES , 1975 ) , there ought to be little difficulty in teaching these things if , and it is a big if , they are taught in a practical manner so that children can see that they do actually help them . |
| 23 | Even if — and it is a big " if " — an unobjectionable means could be devised by which choice among candidates on party lists could be indicated and also convincingly assessed for the award of seats , the possibility of that choice could not be provided by any practicable modification of the WGMS which would at the same time ensure a high degree of proportionality and be acceptable to British electors and parties . |
| 24 | It is a big step , however , to proceed from the thesis of heightened metaphysical anguish engendered by confrontation with the practical reality of Soviet society , to the thesis of disavowal of the Soviet communist cause itself . |
| 25 | We liked Melbourne , it is a big town . |
| 26 | It is a big job and a merry one ; and our friends and comrades in it are the best in the world . |
| 27 | Well it is a big package . |
| 28 | ‘ It is a big job , but we want to contact every single patient , ’ said a Board spokesman . |
| 29 | " What is at stake is more than one small country ; it is a big idea : a new world order — where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause , to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind : peace and security , freedom and the rule of law . |
| 30 | It is a big move to concentrate not on the co-operation between a school and one useful ally but on taking an active position in , for instance , needs-orientated community education for the benefit of the community at large . |