Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight . |
| 2 | His buddy did n't seem too concerned about that and reached down for the big gun . |
| 3 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 4 | They were flying the Liberators in for the big daylight raids on the Ruhr and one of them flew straight into the field where Grandad was working , planting carrots for the war effort . |
| 5 | Later on the warbirds wing in for the big show . |
| 6 | Runners limber up for the big test |
| 7 | He pays up for the Big Turn but , ’ she shook her head and compressed her lips together , ‘ she 's never once swept that stair . ’ |
| 8 | Limbering up for the big event — Lord Mayor Treloar College assistant bursar Derek Graham ( left ) and teacher John Etherington . |
| 9 | Limbering up for the big race , are |
| 10 | You can watch the newsreader 's lips getting into gear , like Fatima Whitbread psyching herself up for the big throw . |
| 11 | At 5' 9 ’ and eight stone , Desiree took Tyson out for the big count and put him down where he belongs . |
| 12 | And Hoddle 's Heroes … a town turns out for the big salute . |
| 13 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 14 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |