Example sentences of "[vb base] have a big [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I do n't want you to imagine a great big long stalk , you know , but I mean they really do have a big projection from the side of the head in gesophola hetroinura , whereas in the known ancestor of that , gesopholis ulvestris , it 's head is just the same shape as any other sensible fruit fly .
3 ‘ But they do have a big country to govern . ’
4 If I 've had a big bill , occasionally I 've had to say to my mum ‘ I 've no money left , can I come down for the week ? ’ and I 've had to go down there .
5 If someone comes and they 've actually run out of food , and they 've you know , for some reason or other their giro is either held up or you know , they 've had a big expense er which they 've had to pay , then we would provide them with something .
6 ( Single woman living with her unmarried brother and their very frail elderly mother ) I do think that disabled people , unless they 've had a big cash payment through an accident [ compensation ] … they do n't get enough to live on …
7 They 've had a big meal apparently and they 're all thoroughly stuffed
8 Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out .
9 Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out .
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