Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] the big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WBC holder Hodkinson wants a £250,000 purse but Warren , who is McMillan 's promoter , said : ‘ I do n't want to see the big contests slip away because the fighters are too greedy . |
| 2 | Byrne ( 1986 , p. 299 ) sees it as a constitutional change such that ‘ central government , in relation to local government has come to resemble the Big Brother of George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty Four ’ , while Newton and Karran ( 1985 , ch. 8 ) compare it to ‘ Knee-Capping Local Government ’ . |
| 3 | Oxfordshire snooker star Tessa Davidson has made the big break into the game 's elite . |
| 4 | Marius Gabriel The Original Sin ( Arrow ) Passionate big read that has had the big hype . |
| 5 | But Daly has had the big finger pointed at him before , for excessive drinking , for allegedly smashing up hotel rooms on the minor tours , for his whole attitude . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't run any of the major three championships after Barcelona , but I still want to do the big marathons , like London and New York . |
| 7 | On the whole , it has suited the big powers to have mediocre or self-effacing diplomats . |
| 8 | For most point to point is a good day out … an afternoon of country sport … the competition is keen … the racing hard and winning isn ’ t the be all and end all … for some horses and riders though this game is the first hurdle … a fence they have to jump to make the big time |
| 9 | Well , I could go to the casting and asked him to put the pattern in and fire it for it , to cut the sand out like that , you know so that the metal 'd run in like that and you 'd got the big head as you wanted , you know and er it 'd take you like castings with the machine and all that sort of thing , it was all hand stuff you know and yeah |
| 10 | Pausing to watch the big man stride away , his broad shoulders bent as though beneath a great weight , Tilly despaired that she could do nothing to help him . |
| 11 | If the enforcement practices were strengthened and a more determined effort were now made to capture the big corporations , there would probably be a rude surprise . |
| 12 | rather than keep using the big tins for the school . |
| 13 | Half turning to adjust the big collar , her cheek brushed the back of his hand . |
| 14 | Tap , tap , tap , sparks flying everywhere and we were just above it with the cranes , waiting to fill the big ladles . |
| 15 | ‘ Right now , I 'm going to fill the big bowl with nice hot water and you are going to have a scrub and I want every bit of you to be clean , mind , including your hair . ’ |
| 16 | A World Apart was brilliant in its way but tightly focussed on a white mother and daughter ; Cry Freedom 's black scenes were much less convincing than its white , and descended into an adventure yarn ; while Mapantsula offered a portrait of a gangster without attempting to seize the big picture . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , back at the ivory tower , lobby groups are busying themselves with the legal questions while waiting to get the big question answered ( i.e. why do people do it ? ) . |
| 18 | He chooses to investigate the big issues . |
| 19 | We began producing the big catalogues to go with the shows . |
| 20 | I like to grow the big onions , although I did n't exhibit those this time here . |
| 21 | A quick sideways prod of the transfer gear-lever was all that I needed to give the big machine the traction of a funicular railway , as if an invisible cable winch was hauling me up . |
| 22 | But deep down he had the feeling that sooner or later , he would have to face the big wave with her . |
| 23 | Now there was a theory in the south of England , that when one retired , for the first year , you dumped most of your lump sum into premium bonds on the hope of a big win , and then after the first year you invested it , you see , having taken the big win . |
| 24 | I take it you 'll want to call the Big House ? ’ |
| 25 | With the preparation unquestionably right , therefore , the question was , ‘ could Forget demonstrate the big heart and the ability to play at his best at the right time ? ’ |
| 26 | NEWRY — Errol Lutton won his first international caps in Poland , and it is not only a boost to him but also to the club as they bid to match the big boys . |
| 27 | Bunce is now the established outside centre and on an Australian tour the top players tend to get the big weekend games , and the new chums like Ellis play the easier mid-week affairs . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But the most exciting part came after lunch when they were allowed to pen the big presents . |
| 30 | Of course a real class defender can do all the thinking and playing to leave the big man to just climb all over the opposing centre-forward . |