Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But now , in the light of David Bowie 's recent solo record deal , we must put aside such frivolity and pop the big question . |
| 2 | At this , Angel One taunted him , baring his own teeth and imitating the big dog 's snarl . |
| 3 | Kenneth stood , lifted the stalk of the sun-shade and opened the big parasol , casting a shadow over Janice and Rory . |
| 4 | As she set up her tables and put the big kettle on to boil , she made a point of taking Annie aside . |
| 5 | He found it on the far side , punched the red button and watched the big metal doors start to move . |
| 6 | They went down in the lift and crossed the big reception hall . |
| 7 | ‘ We get a foreign bird to fly into our nest and lay the biggest egg of all time . |
| 8 | Visits to Dunfermline became holy days , later corrupted to holidays , and the town would have resembled a teeming holiday camp , says Mr Putter , with bed and breakfast the biggest industry . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | Locate the offices of Arthur Kobold Publications by twelve noon and win the big cash pay out . ’ |