Example sentences of "[v-ing] for the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening . |
| 2 | Bushey Studios , in Hertfordshire , gave Crawford his first taste of acting for the big screen , although the thrills and spills in Soapbox Derby meant that plenty of fun was had at various locations in and around London . |
| 3 | FRANCE 'S conservative op-position routed the ruling Socialist Party in yesterday 's first round of the general election and was heading for the biggest landslide victory this century . |
| 4 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 5 | Those behind the Premier League shudder at the prospect of them heading for the big time . |
| 6 | He has now finished sparring for the big fight and when he 's not out running he spends most of his spare time with his birds . |
| 7 | ROTOR WING FLIGHT TEST Going for the big stuff |
| 8 | So this weekend we have two trainers racing for the big prize … who will win … which is best … our expert Terry Biddlecombe knows all … he rode with David Nicholson … then helped the young Twisdton davies as a jockey |
| 9 | All over the City , people were killing each other , having torrid affairs in seedy motel rooms , stealing bodies from the morgue , working late on revolutionary inventions , hiding out from the cops , waiting for the locksmith , running numbers , rock ‘ n ’ rolling at the high-school hop , praying at the bedsides of white-haired mothers , looking for the uranium in the wine cellar , describing their dreams to sage psychoanalysts , rehearsing for the big show , escaping across the rooftops . |
| 10 | for three years I 've fiddled around , doing small things , waiting for the Big Man to say the word . |
| 11 | There was this awful feeling of helplessness , waiting for the big bang . |
| 12 | Pick Systems Inc has recognised for some time that it will have to concentrate on the database side of Pick 's personality in order to survive , but currently only around 40% of sales comes from Pick for Unix , with a few percent going to the MD-DOS implementation and the native Intel Corp iAPX-86 implementation accounting for the biggest part of the business . |
| 13 | Garrison Savanah has a few tales to tell … he won the big race at Cheltenham 3 years ago and tomorrow the Gloucestershire favourite will be off and running for the big prize at Newbury |
| 14 | These men and women had spent two weeks preparing for the big occasion , many taking unpaid leave from work . |
| 15 | That means that after years of scrimping and saving at Charlton Lawrence should enjoy the luxury of preparing for the big time with money to spend . |
| 16 | They poured in to watch Will Carling and his men preparing for the big match … in Cardiff its England against Wales … at Gloucester they were only warming up … |
| 17 | He arrives in Massillon , Ohio , to discover the entire town of 30,000 people preparing for the big football game the next day . |
| 18 | Since morning he had been in and out of the kitchen where Maggie and Mona were cleaning and tidying and preparing for the big meal . |
| 19 | June brides will have to start planning for the big event about now , so in Secrets of Success we show you how to cook the perfect wedding buffet , with salmon and salads , and , of course , a three tier wedding cake that will make 'em gasp . |