Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell owned the biggest garage and car salesroom in Tollemarche . |
2 | CAN the Princess of Wales remain the big fashion and social icon of 1993 ? |
3 | Of all lights in the room these make the biggest difference and are a blessing since you can plug them in and put them behind plants , or in corners , or behind large pieces of furniture to give a beautiful , dramatic accent light , creating mood and interest that could never be imagined by day . |
4 | I mean she does n't act the big star and all , she 's really warm and caring and — ah — a special kind of a person … ’ |
5 | Instead I warmed up retracing the predawn walk to Cross where I would collect the big rucksack and the last bus to Stornoway . |
6 | Thornton , shaven skulled to hide his baldness , knows this is his one chance , at 33 , to crack the big money and supplement his modest postman 's wages . |
7 | 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 ? ’ |
8 | ‘ We will be back in the summer for perhaps a couple of days when we have got the bigger picture and can ask more intelligent questions , ’ he said . |
9 | " I think we 've got the big boy and his calf , Chuck , " breathed Nathaniel Sherman . |
10 | What I find strange is that England have got nothing to do with our tour of Ireland and Wales , yet they get the big game and all the money . ’ |
11 | Inflation of the theatricality of the social drama leads detectives to lay emphasis on ‘ the big job ’ and the arrest of the professional ‘ prig ’ who commits the big burglary or pulls off a daring robbery . |
12 | It 's a spectacular sight , as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food . |
13 | It 's a spectacular sight , as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food . |
14 | But occasionally I will take the big pan and fill it with onions , carrots and potatoes for a grand stew . |
15 | Her father was apt to say , when her mother would mention the big house and its occupants , ‘ Who bothers with such folk ? |
16 | Jim took the big book and opened it on his knees . |
17 | How did the Big Bang and the recent Crash affect your recruiting ? |
18 | So er , they had The Big Engine and I , I 've read that so but the small railway engines . |
19 | Not allowing himself to glance down the passage in the direction of Madeleine 's bedroom , Harry descended the big staircase and went out of the house . |