Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Rome , central areas such as the Piazza di Spagna , Via Condotti and Via Veneto are particularly well decorated , while in Piazza San Pietro [ St. Peter 's Square ] crowds flock to see a big Christmas tree — a gift from Austria — together with a Nativity scene . |
| 2 | So if you want to camouflage a big feature , keep it matt . |
| 3 | Well I I want to have a big picture of England on the wall on which I can start to tick off bits as we get them . |
| 4 | An acquaintance who is well-informed as to the intentions of the Liberals writes to me that they propose to make a big plan of public works the centre of their election programme . |
| 5 | Eddie Bleasdale , managing director of Bleasdale Computer Systems , sums up : ‘ We never want to become a big company because it is just not our scene . |
| 6 | The Scots go into their concluding match today knowing that they can afford to lose to England and still take the title — provided that neither Ireland nor Wales manage to secure a big win in their clash this morning . |
| 7 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 8 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 9 | In times of trouble , therefore , they tend to keep a bigger share of their portfolio at home and sell some foreign assets . |
| 10 | In the end I decide to get a big cup of coffee and a jam doughnut . |
| 11 | But so far only five have responded and he admitted : ‘ I still need to find a big backer or things will be really difficult . ’ |
| 12 | Because er , to produce more output you have to have a bigger stock , and therefore the price goes up , so you produce more , decreasing not quite so much , and keep a greater percentage than you did last year , so that for cows , as the price goes up you 've got to counteract it again , cows this year , and try to sort of , keep my , get my herd bigger and bigger , and profitable . |
| 13 | We have to make a bigger struggle to deal with the racial prejudices within the women 's movement especially in white countries . |
| 14 | Although his trousers might acquire or lose turnups and more or less leg width ; his shirt evolve from plain white to a variety of colours and patterns , along with minor ( but crucial ) alterations to collar cut ; and his ties perform similar minuets together with the length of his hair , he did not ever , unless actually appearing on stage in Swan Lake , have to make a big thing of — his big thing . |
| 15 | She added : ‘ You have to make a big commitment to complete distance learning courses , and two years can be a long time when you are faced with constant learning . |
| 16 | We need to make a bigger effort to respect each other , respect each other irrespective of differences , respect each other as women and as half of the human race . |