Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Rome , central areas such as the Piazza di Spagna , Via Condotti and Via Veneto are particularly well decorated , while in Piazza San Pietro [ St. Peter 's Square ] crowds flock to see a big Christmas tree — a gift from Austria — together with a Nativity scene . |
| 2 | The regulators have made a big effort to prevent KKR 's involvement openly breaching the famous walls between banking and commerce . |
| 3 | Foreign investors have played a big part in pushing up share prices . |
| 4 | Shock increase in young mums-to-be NEW figures have revealed a big rise in the number of teenage pregnancies in Hartlepool . |
| 5 | Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out . |
| 6 | Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out . |
| 7 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 8 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 9 | The safety gates have made a big difference , since I 've gotten them erm I 've got peace of mind for the stairs and I can answer the phone and I have n't got to like keep trying to pull them downstairs and do do different things . |
| 10 | The trust 's European bond portfolio was sold in the period at ‘ a useful profit ’ , the board reveals , while reductions in European and Japanese investments have financed a big rise in the percentage of assets held in south-east Asia — from 20.7 per cent to 26.5 per cent . |
| 11 | The Scots go into their concluding match today knowing that they can afford to lose to England and still take the title — provided that neither Ireland nor Wales manage to secure a big win in their clash this morning . |