Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If that were the case , it would n't make sense to ask who , or what , caused or created the big bang .
2 The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS .
3 The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS .
4 So you could actually , if you 've got , if you then put , if those graphics people were fairly high powered art directors and they did n't , they did n't , they were n't like , did n't have to show all their stuff , that they had enough news sense to not make any more mistakes than most layout people do on newspapers , which are sometimes colossal , like burying the lead or putting the big story on page thirty-eight , you know .
5 The size of the holes , and the thickness of the surrounding bubbles of enriched galaxy formation , depend on the details of the perturbations fed in to the idealised model calculations , and this offers hope that better observations of these holes in the Universe may reveal information about the kinds of disturbances that made the big bang of creation develop irregularly .
6 Creative football that created the big chance — a second chance at Wembley .
7 But the remedies being advanced can neither disguise nor obviate the bigger need , which is prevention .
8 And that put the biggest barrier of all between them .
9 She lifted the towel that covered the big bowl we use for making bread .
10 Spending on AFDC , in real terms , fell by nearly a fifth between 1975 and 1989 — the period that saw the biggest growth in illegitimate births .
11 ‘ I went into advertising because it was the thing that presented the biggest challenge to me after university , ’ he says .
12 In the large conurbations it was the boroughs that had the biggest impact on everyday life : outside these areas the counties mattered far more .
13 BNS was established at Pontypool in South Wales post-war , and became the biggest nylon producer in Europe .
14 That was the boy 's job , not a very pleasant one too because he had to — one of the hardest jobs I reckon , and the least paid — he had to cook the food and coil the big rope which was a nasty job , especially in the summer when the jelly-fish were about ; they used to sting the hands and he 'd get a rash between his fingers . ’
15 Pulling on the reins with one hand and pushing the big horse with the other , she backed him straight into the drunken lout just as he flung the cloak aside .
16 She did a business course at weekends , stayed in Huddersfield during the week , paid for friends and helpers to stay there too , and hired the big factory machines .
17 I will also introduce a few grains of hemp into the swim along with the maggots to try and bring the bigger dish onto the feed .
18 ‘ 'Ere , you went and ate the biggest bit of cake .
19 As she set up her tables and put the big kettle on to boil , she made a point of taking Annie aside .
20 At this , Angel One taunted him , baring his own teeth and imitating the big dog 's snarl .
21 Pete ran ahead and opened the big glass doors as he usually did and Mum lifted him up to press the button for the lift .
22 Kenneth stood , lifted the stalk of the sun-shade and opened the big parasol , casting a shadow over Janice and Rory .
23 But now , in the light of David Bowie 's recent solo record deal , we must put aside such frivolity and pop the big question .
24 It may be human nature to dread each turn of the decade , but it 's equally so to grin and celebrate the Big Birthday when it comes .
25 As I tottered away I paused and addressed the big man 's back as he prepared for his next victim .
26 He found it on the far side , punched the red button and watched the big metal doors start to move .
27 He opened his own salon in 1923 and hit the big time in 1935 , when he designed the wedding dress for the Duchess of Gloucester .
28 Instead , she sat up and looked the big rascal right in the eye .
29 Locate the offices of Arthur Kobold Publications by twelve noon and win the big cash pay out . ’
30 ‘ We get a foreign bird to fly into our nest and lay the biggest egg of all time .
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