Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load . |
| 2 | Flowers made an excellent save from Roy Keane three minutes later as United threatened to record a big win . |
| 3 | But for the last week or two he 's had to use a bigger bag . |
| 4 | it would , you 've got to have a big spread really have n't ya ? |
| 5 | There are no structural changes in the villa itself except that the wall between it and the gamekeeper 's quarters is to be demolished to make a bigger kitchen . |
| 6 | Analysts say the company 's recent stock market underperformance has been caused partly by fears that its near-£1.5 billion cash pile would be used to make a big acquisition in this market . |
| 7 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 8 | However the Soviet drama unfolds , the Communist Party or its derivatives are bound to play a big part . |
| 9 | A man like Mr Harker was bound to have a big house . |
| 10 | ‘ Curry is great value and it is bound to have a big appeal for MPs because we are so often in a hurry . ’ |
| 11 | Sometimes when a small pattern is enlarged to fit a bigger foot the resulting shoe looks out of proportion . |
| 12 | The report argued that the specialist should be encouraged to develop managerial skills and be allowed to play a bigger role in the strategic decisions of the organisation . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's actually been available to the public for quite a while , but they 've only just started to do a big push on it , ’ explains Robert . |
| 14 | ‘ He is determined to have a big season and hopes to break into the Great Britain squad for the World Cup final against Australia in October , ’ added Larder . |
| 15 | JUDGING by his debut in the Hi-Tec British Open Championships yesterday , Craig Wapnick , 21 , of South Africa , is poised to make a big impact on the game . |
| 16 | Lowden have managed to pack a big sound into a small package and the end result is a guitar that can cope with anything from basic stage accompaniment to virtuoso-standard fingerpicking . |