Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Problems with childcare remain the biggest barrier to women succeeding at work . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Certainly we expect the biggest increase to be in long-haul carriage . |
| 6 | The threat from investment in the East is also being played down by TUC officials who say the biggest business to be done by investors will be in filling East European markets with much-craved products . |
| 7 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 8 | On April 29 , JS sponsored a lunch at Stationers ' Hall in the City of London held to honour the person identified by the horticultural industry as having made the biggest contribution to commercial horticulture in 1992 . |
| 9 | Of course a real class defender can do all the thinking and playing to leave the big man to just climb all over the opposing centre-forward . |
| 10 | ‘ Ah , ’ Nicole nodded sympathetically , ‘ is sometimes better to keep the big spending to oneself , non ? |
| 11 | Their nearest two rivals , Lincolnshire and Cumberland , had only one match to play , while Suffolk perhaps represented the biggest danger to Hertfordshire , 18 points adrift but with three outstanding matches . |
| 12 | But , even after this year 's advances , it would still require the biggest swing to Labour since 1945 to achieve it : the odds remain stacked heavily against it happening . |
| 13 | ‘ I went into advertising because it was the thing that presented the biggest challenge to me after university , ’ he says . |
| 14 | It is perhaps the Family Practitioner Services which offer the biggest challenge to those seeking to promote better Value for Money . |
| 15 | Funnily enough , the one I gave the biggest chance to was Heist in the Festival Bumper but he finished second . |
| 16 | Another young lady could pose the biggest threat to Magic Night tomorrow in the shape of User Friendly , who has put jockey George Duffield on the classic map after 20 years of trying . |
| 17 | But Mr Fallon said the biggest threat to teachers came from Labour 's tax plans . |
| 18 | Early morning coffee in the Ardrishaig Hotel helped find the holiday people with car only too happy to take the big rucksack to Crinan . |
| 19 | Jeremy Leggett reports on some cold-comfort clues from the Ice Age , while David Pugh considers the particular dangers facing cities like Venice as sea levels rise The big melt-down to a flood of fears . |
| 20 | The two men greeted one another warmly , Tolonen hugging the big man to him . |