Example sentences of "[prep] the big " in BNC.
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| 31 | Concentrate instead on getting everything ready for the big day . |
| 32 | I chose my family , and just waited for the big boys to come up to the Birkdale area . |
| 33 | ‘ It 's not unusual for the big equinox tides to bring 'em in . |
| 34 | For the big screen , he has scripted The Postman Always Rings Twice , Homicide and , most recently , an adaptation of his own play , Glengarry Glen Ross . |
| 35 | The men , who are interested in cash , are more liable to go for the big wood . |
| 36 | This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight . |
| 37 | It is easy to see why : the track is only six lanes wide so that the crowd is closer to the action than usual , and the organizers have the knack of building up the anticipation for the big event so that once it gets under way , emotion bubbles over . |
| 38 | I travelled down to Gateshead for the big meeting there , Great Britain versus the Commonwealth , and was witness to one of the most amazing come-backs in British sprinting history made by , who else , that old war-horse Allan Wells . |
| 39 | Many people imagine that it is a glamorous life , jetting around the world for the big athletics meetings and receiving much media attention . |
| 40 | I travelled back to London in high spirits for the big meeting in Hungary . |
| 41 | Even the compensation of going to the Saturday matinee on my own to see Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson and then again at night with Uncle Geordie and his wife to another picture house for the big film of the week — Clara Bow or Norma Talmadge or some star like that — did n't make up for the way Skipper kept eyeing me and slavering . |
| 42 | A 14 year-old boy or girl , leaving school for the big world outside ( unless academically suited for college and university ) , would be well-equipped to cope with the problems of work and making a living . |
| 43 | No wonder that after the intense psychological preparation for the big move which never came , many became disillusioned with hachshara and left . |
| 44 | You 've got to go for the big stuff . |
| 45 | And as they get ready for the Big One , the title decider , the lads will clutch at every available straw . |
| 46 | In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag ! |
| 47 | Limbering up for the big event — Lord Mayor Treloar College assistant bursar Derek Graham ( left ) and teacher John Etherington . |
| 48 | Runners limber up for the big test |
| 49 | This is because the conditions needed for the Big Bang had to be so finely tuned — to an amazing one part in 10&sup60 ; ( a big number even on a cosmic scale ) — that the most minute variations would not have permitted any life at all to develop . |
| 50 | First of all , set the scene for the big day : our fabulous , easy-to-make edible decorations will add the finishing festive touches to your dining room . |
| 51 | This is followed by frenzied activity on the part of the band in setting up some sort of show , usually in London with all the expense that that entails , only for the big day to arrive to find that A&R have sent a tea boy ( resplendent in his raincoat ) and not the ‘ man ’ . |
| 52 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 53 | Outmoded by the plastics for smaller kites , it comes into its own for the big stuff as , for example , replica Cody man lifters , or the large Baden-Powell ‘ Levitor ’ where , in turn , it replaces the bamboo spars in the original pioneer designs . |
| 54 | The Bangles were , after all , a hot money-spinner for the big corpos . |
| 55 | And is it as poor as his theme for The Big Match ? |
| 56 | At 5' 9 ’ and eight stone , Desiree took Tyson out for the big count and put him down where he belongs . |
| 57 | I mentioned earlier this year ( 24 January ) the plight of a useful local scavenger , the scrapman , faced by a battery of anti-pollution legislation , intended for the big time operators . |
| 58 | According to Michael Lewis , author of Liar 's Poker , the Japanese are well prepared for the Big Quake . |
| 59 | Kinetic Wedge This consists of a piece of softer EVA in the midsole which acts as the trap-door for the big toe , allowing it to drop down and flex and causing the arch of the foot to be raised naturally . |
| 60 | 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 . |