Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Night , he wrote , work on the big glass and on the notes for the big glass , day , sleep and write this freewheeling commentary on the entire project , viz. on the big glass and on the notes for the big glass . |
| 2 | Night , he wrote , work on the big glass and on the notes for the big glass , day , sleep and write this freewheeling commentary on the entire project , viz. on the big glass and on the notes for the big glass . |
| 3 | The big glass and the notes for the big glass , he wrote , not the big glass by itself and the notes by themselves , the big glass and the notes for the big glass , the notes for the big glass and the big glass , he wrote , never the one alone or the other alone , for neither by itself has any meaning , neither by itself will have any force , but always both together , not as text and gloss , not as image and caption , but always as exchange and delay , mirror and reflection . |
| 4 | The big glass and the notes for the big glass , he wrote , not the big glass by itself and the notes by themselves , the big glass and the notes for the big glass , the notes for the big glass and the big glass , he wrote , never the one alone or the other alone , for neither by itself has any meaning , neither by itself will have any force , but always both together , not as text and gloss , not as image and caption , but always as exchange and delay , mirror and reflection . |
| 5 | The big glass and the notes for the big glass , he wrote , not the big glass by itself and the notes by themselves , the big glass and the notes for the big glass , the notes for the big glass and the big glass , he wrote , never the one alone or the other alone , for neither by itself has any meaning , neither by itself will have any force , but always both together , not as text and gloss , not as image and caption , but always as exchange and delay , mirror and reflection . |
| 6 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 7 | Back home at the family garage near Banbury , Richard and Thomas Tuthill are keeping things ticking over until their father returns for the big celebration . |
| 8 | That is the litany which has been heard from solicitors throughout Scotland over the past months — from the spacious offices of the big city firms to the modest surroundings of rural practices . |
| 9 | He was the outsider , he came from beyond the corrals of the big camp , from beyond the wire of the little camp . |
| 10 | And with that , the great swan spread its wings and glided gently downward through the many branches of the big tree . |
| 11 | first pictures of the big game in Goals Extra on Central tomorrow when we 'll also have news of Hereford 's home match against Doncaster … as for the other sport … here 's Chris Moore |
| 12 | Many readers will have noted the fact that WWF-UK , in particular , have taken a lead in putting greater emphasis on developing relationships with the big aid agencies , including our own in Britain ( the ODA ) , the EEC , the World Bank and other development banks in the hope that the large sums of money which they have can be directed , at least in part , towards overcoming these substantial long-term difficulties . |
| 13 | But our next guests are big believers in the big top circus animal , they have n't got any big cats , just domestic cats , have a look at these . |
| 14 | We are high speed diesel manufacturers in the big range . |
| 15 | Such a theory is also required if we are to answer the question : Does time really have a beginning and , possibly , an end , as is predicted by classical general relativity , or are the singularities in the big bang and the big crunch smeared out in some way by quantum effects ? |
| 16 | Cliff 's contribution to the Palace cause would have been worth recording if it had stopped there at the end of 1962–63 , with Palace safely in mid-table but , twelve months later , and courtesy of 20 goals from the big man himself , we were back in Division Two after an absence of 39 years . |
| 17 | Round ‘ chutes have all but disappeared , except for supply drops and emergencies in the big world outside bearland , so it is only natural that the popular Parafoil should emerge as a fauna canopy . |
| 18 | Beaverbrooks recommend you choose your wedding ring about three months before the big day so that you have no last minute worries . |
| 19 | Bowe , of course , who did all his serious preparations before arriving here , may just be demonstrating a more honest approach to these final , meaningless training sessions before the big night . |
| 20 | The Peugeot/Citroen diesels , sharing similar engines , are generally regarded as the pick of the bunch for refined performance in the smaller cars and they now have two fine contenders in the big car sector — the Citroen XM and the Peugeot 605 . |
| 21 | Thanks to the big sheriff 's guile , the odds were considerably shorter now . |
| 22 | Arnold Schwarzenegger , man of action and few words on the big screen . |
| 23 | This is why many books on the big change in Eastern Europe read either like privatisation brochures or ‘ The Lives of the Saints ’ . |
| 24 | They were expecting the finer points of drama and theatre management … instead they were introduced to the skills of the big top . |
| 25 | Les Compton runs the Gloucester Young Peoples Circus … and he says the skills of the Big Top have universal appeal : |
| 26 | Opponents of the Big Bonus have been issuing handbills and vidmail shots featuring T-H-R scene-of-the-crime photographs from the horrific quadruple cheerleader-slaying in Columbus , Ohio , of last December . |
| 27 | The writing is straightforward and generally very accessible , although it is sometimes prone to metaphorical entanglements in discussions of the big picture , Spider lovers will enjoy an amazing abundance of spidery puns ; the title is only the beginning . |
| 28 | Within only a few hours of the big bang , the production of helium and other elements would have stopped . |
| 29 | We were well aware of the problems facing us in the future , and the pressing need was for more and more information about the operations of the big smuggling syndicates . |
| 30 | Like any other youth , I was thrilled by the annual visits of the big circus , and when the Al G. Barnes Circus came to town I paid my own way in to the ‘ show ’ and sat up that night writing the first big-top review for the Times-Herald , which Fred Workman accepted with alacrity . |