Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Monica is due to hit the big screen in January with the release of Dracula . |
| 2 | The size of the holes , and the thickness of the surrounding bubbles of enriched galaxy formation , depend on the details of the perturbations fed in to the idealised model calculations , and this offers hope that better observations of these holes in the Universe may reveal information about the kinds of disturbances that made the big bang of creation develop irregularly . |
| 3 | I always wondered what made the big difference between the last rates bill for Brent and the present arrangements ; now I understand that it was the £140 reduction . |
| 4 | After a succession of jobs as bellhop , waiter , car-park attendant , like a bit-part actor who finally made the big time in this aquatic Hollywood , he has built a career out of surfing big waves . |
| 5 | In 1980 , Dirk Coetzee made the big time in the South African Security Police . |
| 6 | New and expanded towns experienced the highest rates of population growth in the 1950s and 1960s , but in absolute terms it was the medium-sized cities , like Bristol , Leicester , and Southampton , which made the biggest contribution to overall population increase . |
| 7 | The board acted just weeks after GM disclosed the biggest loss in corporate history . |
| 8 | Problems with childcare remain the biggest barrier to women succeeding at work . |
| 9 | A report by the Confederation of British Industry says Britain is enjoying the biggest increase in business confidence for ten years . |
| 10 | GUARDIAN Royal Exchange yesterday revealed the biggest turnaround in its history , recording a £3 million taxable profit compared with a £210 million pre-tax loss in 1991 . |
| 11 | Murnin is still on crutches after the much publicised incident involving controversial Crusaders star Kirk Hunter — but he has already forgiven the big man for the tackle which finished his career . |
| 12 | And , without waiting for a reply to his question about whether she gave Morton tacit approval for the book which became the biggest seller in the history of royal publishing , Philip went on to accuse his daughter-in-law of putting the dignity of the Crown at risk . |
| 13 | During this period , the city of Cologne became the biggest city in Germany , with a population of around 50,000 people by 1180 , and extensive trade connections . |
| 14 | In western Europe West Germany in the 1980S became the biggest producer of chips Much of this was captive production for Siemens , IBM and Japanese companies . |
| 15 | Cancer now became the biggest thing in my life . |
| 16 | On average ( £5.44 per capita ) the Wealden vale was filly comparable with the com-sheep region ( £5 — £5.55 ) and far more affluent than the forest ridge to the east ( £4.64 ) , where , in contrast to the rest of Sussex , the scarcity of truly rich people placed the biggest concentration of wealth in the range £10-£19 instead of £20-£39 . |
| 17 | Equally , his brace against Manchester United in our last match of 1990–91 ( co-incidentally also his own 150th Palace appearance ) demonstrated that he was on the verge of international recognition , with the second one , struck from fully 30 yards , bringing the big crowd to its feet in salute . |
| 18 | It got the biggest laugh of the night , so we decided to keep it in . |
| 19 | Mount Stromboli was the firework which got the biggest applause from the Astra box . |
| 20 | That got the biggest cheer of the night . |
| 21 | Then we got the big fridge in the kitchen for all the foods like we use every day , then we got erm , oh w no , we got six fridges , and then we got the pie fridge , got all the p pies and put the cakes in as well , and we got another deep freeze . |
| 22 | Following this unhappy enterprise , Douglas began producing the biggest picture of his career , Spartacus , which Anthony Mann was set to direct . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | While we absorb about the same amount of protein as fat , it is the fat which causes the biggest problem to the figure-conscious , since it stores more efficiently , becoming even harder to shift . |
| 25 | Palo Alto , California-based interface specialist , Neuron Data Inc , has won the biggest feather in its cap to date , securing a deal with IBM Corp for version 2.0 of its Open Interface builder launched last year ( UX Nos 386 , 408 ) . |
| 26 | Never mind , Mark had still won the biggest prize of all . |
| 27 | Today , CD-A looks like becoming the biggest success in consumer electronics since the television . |
| 28 | Mr Nyers and his reformists now stand a very good chance of becoming the biggest party in the new parliament . |
| 29 | At the beginning of the century , chemistry and physics had still been fairly cheap : the expensive sciences were astronomy and exploration with its associated natural history , the Humboldtian programme ; but by the latter half of the century physics and chemistry , though still to our eyes heavily dependent on sealing wax and string , were becoming the big science of the day . |
| 30 | Britain has attracted the biggest concentration of investment from Japan , and the Japanese feel comfortable with the Conservatives , even if they reserve their deepest admiration for Mrs Thatcher . |