Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Monica is due to hit the big screen in January with the release of Dracula . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In 1980 , Dirk Coetzee made the big time in the South African Security Police . |
| 4 | The board acted just weeks after GM disclosed the biggest loss in corporate history . |
| 5 | A report by the Confederation of British Industry says Britain is enjoying the biggest increase in business confidence for ten years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Cancer now became the biggest thing in my life . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | Today , CD-A looks like becoming the biggest success in consumer electronics since the television . |
| 13 | Mr Nyers and his reformists now stand a very good chance of becoming the biggest party in the new parliament . |
| 14 | University College is celebrating one of its old boys landing the biggest job in world politics . |
| 15 | The government reported the biggest fall in manufacturing output since 1981 . |
| 16 | GUERNSEY 's Mike Nicolle created the biggest upset in the history of the Midland Bank World Indoor Championship when he beat the defending champion , Ian Schuback , in yesterday 's opening round in Preston . |
| 17 | I found the big difficulty in socialising was that my friends lived in another part of London . |
| 18 | Would the Prime Minister confirm that today 's figures show the biggest rise in long-term unemployment in 10 years , that 1.3 million people in Britain have been without work for more than six months and that 750,000 of those have been without work for more than a year ? |
| 19 | CARDIFF rugby club have made the biggest signing in their history . |
| 20 | But that did n't stop him from noting that chance played the biggest part in the suburb 's rich visual appeal . |
| 21 | In October he unveiled the biggest loss in Australian corporate history and he ended the year with debts of A$8billion . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've told the players that with the support and talent that 's available we could become the biggest club in Britain . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But we have had the biggest increase in home repossessions in the North-East from 101 in 1990 to 238 in 1991 . |
| 24 | Well the French revolution occurred and what the French revolution did , it transferred hus a huge assets to the , to the , the er government , it allowed conscription , a people 's army and it also turned the biggest country in Europe er biggest with the exception of , of Tsarist Russia , er into a , a war state . |
| 25 | The latest survey of manufacturers by the Confederation of British Industry shows the biggest increase in optimism for ten years . |
| 26 | He could see the big man in his mind 's eye even now , lifting Berdichev and breaking him . |
| 27 | The East End once boasted the biggest brewery in the world , and it gave birth to some of the most famous names in British brewing history . |
| 28 | The important thing though is that invited to the lunch are the top literary agents in London and therefore it 's an opportunity for these aspiring writers to meet top literary agents and of course , we 've got the biggest publisher in the U K there — Collins , and so it 's , what the awards all about entree ; giving access and extending a helping hand to twelve aspiring writers every year and giving them the most terrific flying start . |
| 29 | got the biggest army in the world |
| 30 | Jimmy Walker is celebrating a juicy record — the green-fingered genius has got the biggest melon in Britain ! |