Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pushed back her hair , as bright as copper in the sunshine that slanted through the big bay window . |
| 2 | Not since Lady Di qualified for the Big Match has the fashion world been as tremulous about the chosen design . |
| 3 | The men , who are interested in cash , are more liable to go for the big wood . |
| 4 | They 've been through rehearsals and are ready to go for the big money . |
| 5 | They 've been through rehearsals and are ready to go for the big money . |
| 6 | You 've got to go for the big stuff . |
| 7 | Universities are ready to go for the big time and exploit their earning capacity in a way they have n't in the past . |
| 8 | and he goes off the big city ma ma , like this and he 's got a fucking flying helmet and a flying bucket |
| 9 | All saw the shudder that rippled through the big man like a wave ; the way his chin jutted forward and his face contorted in agony as he steeled himself to strike . |
| 10 | I mentioned earlier this year ( 24 January ) the plight of a useful local scavenger , the scrapman , faced by a battery of anti-pollution legislation , intended for the big time operators . |
| 11 | So a lot of it 's going to go through the big pipe and then what happens to it when it 's come through the , the , these three pipes ? |
| 12 | Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening . |
| 13 | Ever the traditionalist , AT&T Co chose late Friday to announce that 1,000 jobs are to go at its transmissions systems Merrimack Valley Works plant in North Andover , Massachusetts : 5,000 employees will remain after the big lay-off ; AT&T cited reduced demand and improved plant efficiencies for the cuts , which are planned for late August . |
| 14 | We 're off to spot some winners , and there are two tickets to be won for the big race |
| 15 | MERSEYSIDE MPs today came to the defence of Grand National flagman Kenneth Evans the man blamed for the big race fiasco . |
| 16 | But these are dogs in training : they come to heel ; they do not attack indiscriminately ; but they can barely wait for the big bite . |
| 17 | Flotation is still not out of the picture , with 1994 being forecast as the big year . |
| 18 | Hampstead somewhere , he thought , and then he might take the opportunity to slip into the big library at Swiss Cottage … |
| 19 | the first weekend of ninety two is a busy one … our weekly roundup starts with the big rugby game in Gloucester … here 's Mark Kiff |
| 20 | The lamb chops sizzled as they were dropped into the big pan . |
| 21 | It ran across three weekly issues , and was blatantly lifted from the big city papers and radio , but the editorial comment was strictly home town . |
| 22 | The day-to-day life of an RAF station went on as usual , no matter what was happening in the big world outside . |
| 23 | When fried in the big iron pan they made an omelette that had a taste and a smell like nothing else in the whole world . |
| 24 | I was dispatched to the grammar school , which itself had been evacuated from the big city to a small town . |
| 25 | There is a strong contrast between Stuart Graham 's wet and weedy Alec , who lives in the big house , with Peter O'Meara 's boyish Jerry , who comes from more humble stock . |
| 26 | Lowe had worked as a researcher for the Financial Times , Hayling had done his stint with the BBC , and of course they had dabbled in the Big Flame paper and other fringe publications . |
| 27 | Attracted to the big ape she had n't been , but she 'd be an all-out liar if she tried to pretend she had n't enjoyed his kisses . |
| 28 | Not the one we took off ya , the one ya used on the big guy ? ’ |
| 29 | In the 1980s a new idea was added to the big bang to explain this evenness , and other problems . |
| 30 | It is Possible that she might have come to the big city on her own . |