Example sentences of "[adv prt] a big " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rose put down a big fire against the depression of the constant rain . |
| 2 | I suppose , poor woman , she had been repeating this phrase for days on end to hundreds of us on our way out , and she would obviously have preferred us all to disappear down a big hole and relieve her of the tedium of wearing out her voice . |
| 3 | Oh , yeah that 's it ! 22 players kicking a leather sphere up and down a big piece of grass ! |
| 4 | I cut down a big tree , and then began to make a long hole in it . |
| 5 | She puts her glass under Teddy 's nose for a refill , drinks her wine , and after audibly gulping down a big mouthful , she raises her glass . |
| 6 | Tea and eatables brought in a big Orkney basket to the harvesters and eaten while seated in the lea of the stokes was a special treat . |
| 7 | Here , taking a milk measure from a marble slab , she bent over a big brown earthenware jar , took off the wooden lid , dipped in the measure and scooped up some clean water , which she handed to the child , saying , ‘ Drink that . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Hatton did say he had a good many irons in the fire and that sometimes he brought off a big deal . |
| 9 | They were a delight for the charterers in the Bahamian lagoons , but in an Atlantic storm such wide windows could be our death warrants for if Wavebreaker fell off a big wave the glass could be driven out of the windows and the boat be filling with water in seconds , and so I cut and shaped sheet steel shutters that could be bolted over the boat 's glass at the first sign of bad weather . |
| 10 | Tom : ‘ We do n't really put on a big theatrical performance , so you do n't look at it that way , you just try and sing it in tune . |
| 11 | And I know it 's difficult to get people motivated when they 've been hit down and hit down so often , er but and I do n't think that you could do er any great erm as as we said when we went into the flats , we did n't go in with any big , world shattering ideas of of causing a revolution or you know , of doing er putting on a big project or anything , it was actually to be with the people in their situation and gradually to help improve somehow , if we could . |
| 12 | Not the same as putting on a big performance though is it ? |
| 13 | We moan a great deal about bad for contemporary music , but put on a big new Stockhausen piece in London and the likelihood is that you will fill that hall , provided you prepare it . |
| 14 | ‘ We believed the rumour on Tuesday that British Aerospace was building up a big shareholding but we are not so sure now , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 15 | Then , as now , we had a car fitted with the optional Laycock overdrive , operating on third and top ; then as now it emphasised the low-speed/high-gear flexibility but did show up a big gap between second and third — a gap of over 30mph in maxima . |
| 16 | The Gulf war showed up a big American lead over Soviet weaponry . |
| 17 | Dexters put up a big challenge in dairy classes |
| 18 | Boy as I said lived during the days on sugar , yoghurts , instant coffee and toast ; then every evening the man would cook up a big casserole , one big casserole filled with fish and lots of potatoes , tinned sweetcorn , something like that , and they would eat that together in the kitchen every night at seven o'clock , before the man went off to work — he worked nights you see . |
| 19 | Interaction between arpeggios and scales makes up a big part of my personal style , and I 've included examples #5 and #6 to show a favourite approach of mine . |
| 20 | When they do n't come off , you run up a big score . ’ |
| 21 | Kicking up a big stink |
| 22 | Then boil up a big pan of water . ’ |
| 23 | It shows that if one of the American majors strikes up a big overseas alliance , the tables could quickly be turned . |
| 24 | His style was light and friendly ; in no time he had built up a big following among the viewers . |
| 25 | A : so father was making up a big + sort of remembrance book — |
| 26 | In fact , no one can foretell whether a given innovation will end up a big business or a modest achievement . |
| 27 | And then they put up a big tent in the Beside the school where you went out for your supper er it was that . |
| 28 | You did n't actually let them run up a big bill , you would you would go with them . |
| 29 | There 's a lot of xarkon , ’ said Zanya , picking up a big piece of it . |
| 30 | To all who 've been involved in setting this thing up a big thanks . |