Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 Kenneth stood , lifted the stalk of the sun-shade and opened the big parasol , casting a shadow over Janice and Rory .
3 He found it on the far side , punched the red button and watched the big metal doors start to move .
4 They went down in the lift and crossed the big reception hall .
5 ‘ We get a foreign bird to fly into our nest and lay the biggest egg of all time .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 . ’
9 Locate the offices of Arthur Kobold Publications by twelve noon and win the big cash pay out . ’
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