Example sentences of "a bigger [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who did not want to buy a bigger or better house were able to borrow more to extract equity from their fast-appreciating assets . |
| 2 | Making a bigger or smaller version of an existing aircraft would cost less ( about $400m , reckons Airbus ) , but the new consortium says an all-new jet would be more efficient and so more attractive to airlines . |
| 3 | Medicine , while still based on plants , became more and more sophisticated as knowledge accumulated , especially with the introduction of printing , which meant that information could be passed on exactly , instead of inaccurately , by hearsay , and thus provided a bigger and bigger base from which to work . |
| 4 | Even this amount of work will cost them £420 but , if nothing is done , chairman Peter Hobbs warned ‘ The mound will become a bigger and bigger eyesore . ’ |
| 5 | At Northern Foods Horsley 's brother-in-law , Chris Haskins , was taking a bigger and bigger part in the running of the company , leaving Horsley with more time , and he was delighted to have a chance to help in a project which instantly appealed to his idealistic nature . |
| 6 | Er anyway as I say er I realized when I 'd started talking er that I was digging a bigger and bigger hole for myself so I er I climbed out of it and and made an exit . |
| 7 | Who Which i which are having to cope with a bigger and bigger body . |
| 8 | Dexter had expected a bigger and taller man with the harsh glint of money-making in his eyes , rather than this relaxed , almost shambling , figure . |
| 9 | By a bigger and better ratking , he thought . |
| 10 | For instance , a married couple may want a bigger and better house , so they are motivated into purchasing one . |
| 11 | It 's the Xedos 9 , a bigger and better version of the Xedos 6 , introduced last year , and Mazda 's first entry into the prestige market . |
| 12 | It must be pointed out that we had already hoped to make at least £1000 at the Annual Reunion so this means a bigger and better Christmas Fayre and a rise in the cost of tickets . |
| 13 | ‘ Leicester is a city in which we should expect to have a good general bookshop , and we shall be looking for a bigger and better site in the city . ’ |
| 14 | Give or take the odd aircraft kit — including a bigger and better model of the Stealth fighter-bomber — there are few new products hitting the market . |
| 15 | ‘ A bigger and brighter bunch each year it seems . ’ |
| 16 | In this approach , trade unions are viewed as pushing for wage increases in an attempt to gain a bigger and fairer share of the national income for their members . |