Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that were the case , it would n't make sense to ask who , or what , caused or created the big bang . |
| 2 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 3 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 4 | So you could actually , if you 've got , if you then put , if those graphics people were fairly high powered art directors and they did n't , they did n't , they were n't like , did n't have to show all their stuff , that they had enough news sense to not make any more mistakes than most layout people do on newspapers , which are sometimes colossal , like burying the lead or putting the big story on page thirty-eight , you know . |
| 5 | But the remedies being advanced can neither disguise nor obviate the bigger need , which is prevention . |
| 6 | BNS was established at Pontypool in South Wales post-war , and became the biggest nylon producer in Europe . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She did a business course at weekends , stayed in Huddersfield during the week , paid for friends and helpers to stay there too , and hired the big factory machines . |
| 10 | I will also introduce a few grains of hemp into the swim along with the maggots to try and bring the bigger dish onto the feed . |
| 11 | ‘ 'Ere , you went and ate the biggest bit of cake . |
| 12 | As she set up her tables and put the big kettle on to boil , she made a point of taking Annie aside . |
| 13 | At this , Angel One taunted him , baring his own teeth and imitating the big dog 's snarl . |
| 14 | Pete ran ahead and opened the big glass doors as he usually did and Mum lifted him up to press the button for the lift . |
| 15 | Kenneth stood , lifted the stalk of the sun-shade and opened the big parasol , casting a shadow over Janice and Rory . |
| 16 | But now , in the light of David Bowie 's recent solo record deal , we must put aside such frivolity and pop the big question . |
| 17 | It may be human nature to dread each turn of the decade , but it 's equally so to grin and celebrate the Big Birthday when it comes . |
| 18 | As I tottered away I paused and addressed the big man 's back as he prepared for his next victim . |
| 19 | He found it on the far side , punched the red button and watched the big metal doors start to move . |
| 20 | He opened his own salon in 1923 and hit the big time in 1935 , when he designed the wedding dress for the Duchess of Gloucester . |
| 21 | Instead , she sat up and looked the big rascal right in the eye . |
| 22 | Locate the offices of Arthur Kobold Publications by twelve noon and win the big cash pay out . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We get a foreign bird to fly into our nest and lay the biggest egg of all time . |
| 24 | Nigel , always ready for action , leapt up and seized the big jug of water . |
| 25 | They went down in the lift and crossed the big reception hall . |
| 26 | They provide the bulk of the expertise , and carry the biggest amount of responsibility , in respect of these aspects of the marketing mix . |
| 27 | How the SAS dared and won the big battle for the desert |
| 28 | I 'd go there myself and pull the big alarm bell that 's on the roof ! ’ |
| 29 | I looked in and had the biggest shock of my life . |
| 30 | ‘ This could be my chance to beat her and take the biggest money prize on the women 's circuit , ’ said Jackman . |