Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | With patient system , her daughters helped the men to food , sliced the big loaf for them , arranged the shining vegetables and heaped bowls of glazed yellow and green earthenware , steaming and fragrant ; and then removed the dishes , stacking them quietly so that the men should not be interrupted in their flow . |
| 3 | you know that is the , erm two or three things there , you 're working by yourself in your , your personal preparation prepa preparation are crucial parts , erm , if any of the people were thinking of going to erm , erm , a college , erm , the same sort of thing will arise and I suppose the big difference for if you do n't have lessons then I think I 'm right in saying you do n't necessarily have to go in , I do n't know whether that still applies , erm , you would be expected of course to erm , erm , to turn up at school here , erm , now there are advantages and disadvantages , you may feel that you prefer , knowing on your own what you 're like , you 'll prefer erm some fairly rigid rules , erm , because if there were n't rules you might think you 'd take advantage of us |
| 4 | Institutions , of course , will be the suckers conned into spending the big money for all this equipment . |
| 5 | It also theorises that Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT presents the biggest dilemma for Sun : if its application base migrates to NT , Sun would be forced to provide NT , thereby ruining the prospects of Solaris-on-Intel and seriously weakening SunSoft Inc . |
| 6 | When we neared the outskirts of Donegal Town , the driver told me that the former maid suspected young Mulverin of pillaging the Big House for building material . |
| 7 | Mr Yeltsin and the West have a shared interest in claiming the biggest figure for the aid package , so there has been little dissent over the headline-seizing ‘ $13 billion ’ . |
| 8 | How the SAS dared and won the big battle for the desert |
| 9 | The loss of Platt , however , will pose the biggest problem for Taylor . |
| 10 | LAMBS for live export could pose the biggest problem for the Scottish sheep industry as it sets out to establish a European Community approved national identification scheme before the July 1994 deadline . |
| 11 | They know she can be relied on to make the big day for her clients sparkle with the perfect glittering accessory . |