Example sentences of "[adv] have a big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A brave risk-taker , who is young enough to have a big future . |
| 2 | Mead Corp 's Mead Data Central Inc database operator plans to dump its mainframes — it already has a big bunch of Sun Microsystems Inc workstations , and it has now chosen Hewlett-Packard Co to become a strategic supplier for its next-generation computing . |
| 3 | America , which has not had a big oil spill since 1976 , is reacting collectively and predictably to the spill in Prince William Sound off Alaska by condemning the oil business and all its works . |
| 4 | But the crucial thing he had n't told us was that his girlfriend was one of the operators involved in the ring , and he 'd just had a big row with her . |
| 5 | Also remember that although signing one card for everyone might be cheaper for you , there are still some folk within the fellowship who may not have a big circle of family or friends and who would really appreciate a card from you . |
| 6 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 7 | And — not having a big ego to get in the way — viewing the world and its inhabitants with a penetrating intelligence . |
| 8 | But the reforms are already having a big impact on the politicians , who are deeply divided about how best to deal with the social tensions the reforms are expected to produce . |
| 9 | I 've only just got just had a big dinner love . |
| 10 | what they are doing you see , an authorized dealer , well even a non-authorized dealer get hold of a piece of kit and then somebody say want this system , right okay , and they just have a big load of forms for maintenance agreements and all they do the dealer 'll go along and put this kit in , B T 'll come along and say yeah that conforms to regulations , sign here , the customer er sign here , the dealer send the maintenance agreement to us , we signed it , send it back , we 've never even seen it , then we turn up and find that the main control unit 's high up in the attic or in a damp cellar , in a cupboard where you ca n't see it , there 's no light and stuff like that and we 're taking jobs on like that and it you know , it 's just impossible to work on them |
| 11 | Porridge was repeated this year and still has a big following inside . ’ |
| 12 | And with the possibilities for more stuff like the fine ‘ Talkin' Blues ’ limitless , Marley 's legacy still has a big future in the marketplace . |
| 13 | ‘ We always had a big crowd here in the old days , ’ said Father Anstruther , glancing round the hall , which certainly might have been fuller . |
| 14 | And then , what was it , the big disush , discussion in Science , cos we always have a big discussion in Science , what was it today , spiders . |
| 15 | Offshore centres still have a big role to play . |
| 16 | But she also had a big dowry . |
| 17 | Many women say that their own mother 's attitude also had a big effect on them . |
| 18 | Justin says he ran for the first bit and now has a big blister |
| 19 | You did n't have a big breakfast today ! |
| 20 | I did n't have a big name in the business as I 'd been concentrating just on working , so I was n't a star and could n't force through any changes . |
| 21 | Special offer on the big jar big jar of co , you would n't have a big jar of coffee . |
| 22 | Here am I , working for a glamorous journalist in a huge house in Richmond , looking after her brat of a daughter ( four-year-old Charlotte , who has her good moments but is mostly involved in a longstanding game of wear-the-au-pair-to-a-frazzle ) , when my mother needs me just as much to look after her daughter , but does n't have a big house and ca n't afford to pay . |
| 23 | ‘ We do n't have a big meal at lunchtime — usually sandwiches , beans or soup with toast but I do feel Jake should have a proper meal . ’ |
| 24 | I 've seen them down there have a big bone through that , have they , looks as if that 's been boned |
| 25 | Yeah , then have a big argument , then . |
| 26 | We 've never had a big dog before , but we thought in these violent days it might protect us . ’ |