Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [verb] [art] big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Here 's the literature on it , and I want a big Autumn push on this one , it 's a high profit item for us . |
2 | The third part is perhaps something that erm , we find a little more difficult , I do found that er number two , number three and number four if you were n't careful blends very much into one another and actually then part three as far as I 'm concerned actually putting across the benefits is really the main part I think and that really is putting into everyday English what we know as professionals as in technical terms , cos if you go and talk to somebody whatever it is , they have n't got a clue we have , we talk about it all the time and I think the biggest criticism of the insurance industry as a whole is the fact that you do n't talk to people in English and that 's why it 's got such a foot in the door and I think the third part for me really is the most important part of the sales process , relating our cock-ups in English , the benefits the client . |
3 | you know that is the , erm two or three things there , you 're working by yourself in your , your personal preparation prepa preparation are crucial parts , erm , if any of the people were thinking of going to erm , erm , a college , erm , the same sort of thing will arise and I suppose the big difference for if you do n't have lessons then I think I 'm right in saying you do n't necessarily have to go in , I do n't know whether that still applies , erm , you would be expected of course to erm , erm , to turn up at school here , erm , now there are advantages and disadvantages , you may feel that you prefer , knowing on your own what you 're like , you 'll prefer erm some fairly rigid rules , erm , because if there were n't rules you might think you 'd take advantage of us |
4 | We were all very friendly and nice and you made a big effort , Claudia darling , but I do n't think it was appreciated one bit . |
5 | Use the cost-cutter coupon and you get a big discount on entry to the Camelot Adventure Theme Park — a group of four saves £16.80 . |
6 | You go in for three days and you have a big dose of drugs . |
7 | I remember the one one of the ladies , er she was dressed in erm in green and she had a big bow . |
8 | And a big hat and she had a big bow she looked you know . |
9 | ‘ She is strong and athletic ’ says Slater ‘ and she has a big serve . |
10 | Big girl was just about to close a door and she opened a big smile and she said , Ah I just remembered my daddy collects stamps . |
11 | This time Radford did not let her chance slip away and she clinched the biggest victory of her career so far . |
12 | My father was a miner but loved his garden and we had a big smallholding |
13 | The black and there was all cement drawn and everything and we had a big table in there and he just carried on he did n't make shoes and he died when he was er , well he had a bad stroke and , and he was in the other room for seven years . |
14 | What , we want big acceleration and we put a big force . |
15 | ‘ Jimmy McAlinden was a fine influence as well and we owe a big debt to Ronnie McFall who brought Pat along so carefully . |
16 | In 1988 , I was producing a major women 's conference at the Barbican and we needed a big bank of flowers . |
17 | On and on they flew until day turned into dusk and they reached the big supermarket on the edge of the town . |
18 | She said : ‘ The Tates were there and they sent a big wreath ; we ought to have invited them back with us . ’ |
19 | They must have been renewed somewhere about the erm I would say roughly round about nineteen twenty seven , twenty eight and that 's been renewed as lock gates , cos they took 'em out and they had a big crane come from Rotterdam to lift them up and er things do now well that 's surprising what they do do now . |
20 | And erm my used to tell me about er when they were serving their time , all the apprentices used to clump their work on a Monday afternoon to go to the panopticon And at that particular time , they had turns on and if they did n't like them they pelted them with tomatoes and oranges and they had a big hook for for pulling them off the stage . |
21 | and they were saying about people with er , F M problems and they got a big coat hanger |
22 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |
23 | And they won a big prize — nowadays it would be the price of a family car . |
24 | I used to play with them for hours on end and they tore a big hole in the back of my coat during one rough and tumble . |
25 | When he received news of his success a couple of months ago , Brian was elated … and he breathed a big sigh of relief that he could relax from his schedule of intensive studies . |
26 | And I was downstairs with Lottie ; and we were taking coats , do you see ; people were coming in to lunch or dinner — I forget — we were taking the coats , and a man went upstairs — I do n't know who he was — and he had a big head , and it was completely bald ! |
27 | Well there was er the one who had the most important influence in my school life was Albert Edward , do you remember the printers , he was a teacher and he used to teach standard four , that was your last standard in the junior , and he had a big influence on , on me because er he wanted me to go into the printing trade as an apprentice , but I , me leaving school at thirteen and going into full-time work straight away I could n't do , do that but oh there was er , , he was an officer during the war he was in the and there was oh our , our school teacher , we used to call , we used to call him his name was actually Arthur I think , but he was always , he was a little bit addicted to the lit little whisky bottle , he used to keep a little bottle in his desk and he 'd be having a nip of whisky , but he was what was approximated as a sports master now , he used to look after the football team , we used to call him , I suppose his name was Arthur but his name was . |
28 | He was a horrid little rat like creature and he had a big swastika on his stomach . |
29 | One of his eyes was half closed , and he wore a big hat which covered most of his head . |
30 | ‘ There was no pace and he got a big advantage when he quickened up . |