Example sentences of "[det] is a big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , now some of you , you know , er , this is a big company , you probably have very intricate expense forms type things that you have to do , but if you want to , kindly note that you can analyse your expenses on the front of the envelopes |
| 2 | But he thought this is a big surprise then . |
| 3 | ‘ This is a big chance for me and I aim to take it . |
| 4 | Well this is a big advantage when it comes to reading the literature , because it means you do not have to at first learn the basics of this science . |
| 5 | " This is a big bill , man . |
| 6 | and this is a big afternoon hello to you from Clare . |
| 7 | This is a big night . |
| 8 | This is a big order — so big that it 's safe to say we only partially achieve this in ourselves , to say nothing of our children . |
| 9 | This is a big problem . |
| 10 | Erm , the , yes , I mean , this is a big problem , is n't it ? |
| 11 | Being a writer of course , being the data problem , er , this is a big problem in psychoanalysis , because whereas erm , in an analysis , the analyst has er hundreds or probably thousands of hours ' data from the pre-associations of the patient , at the end . |
| 12 | She goes in the thirteenth and hopefully will be out the twenty third , I realize this is a big operation but I want Cheryl to come along anyway , book the table , stay with us , come with us If she could n't make it which she 'll be in so I do understand that |
| 13 | ‘ I still think this is a big mistake . ’ |
| 14 | You 'd think , Oh this is a big gradient . |
| 15 | For Corporal Gary Elmer , whose day job is as a builder , this is a big change : during the week he puts them up , and at weekends he knocks them down ! |
| 16 | This is a big day for Victor Ubogu , at tighthead , given a second chance at the expense of the vastly more experienced Jeff Probyn . |
| 17 | This is a big year for Audi . |
| 18 | This is a big year for symbolic politics . |
| 19 | This is a big year for John in other respects , too . |
| 20 | ‘ This is a big occasion against the best international side in the world and a great opportunity to make a point . ’ |
| 21 | On the landing Millie stopped and , looking about her , she said , ‘ This is a big house . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ This is a big house . |
| 23 | You see , what 's happened is that this is a big design for a poster . |
| 24 | But having said that , this is a big game for us . |
| 25 | So , this is a big risk with these highlighted formulas , if you do it this way . |
| 26 | He was a young er man er who was just er a young boy , he was promoting records and trying to get into the business and , and er he remembered me well , and when they found out that I was n't easy to , to reach , no-one knew where I was , he was able to track me down and when he told me that er I had this big hit record , I thought it was someone playing a joke on me , because here in America , they have a television show called The Blue Bird , where they play jokes on people and , and tell them things , and then they videotape you and then there 's a funny reaction that this is a big television show . |
| 27 | This is a big sound with everything set rather far back in a reverberant hall in the orchestra 's hone city . |
| 28 | By any standards , this is a big car . |
| 29 | This is a big topic which I do not intend to tackle here , but in my experience groups of like ability do not produce the best or most imaginative work . |
| 30 | This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped . |