Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] the big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ladies ' Golf Union conformed with the Royal and Ancient decision that competition in all British open amateur events should use the big ball ( 1.68 inches ) , but it did not apply to international team events . |
| 2 | Er and as you said , the only goal we had to start with was that we should turn the big losses into profit . |
| 3 | Come in with me as my lieutenant , and we 'll make the biggest fortune ever seen in Cornwall . |
| 4 | They rang on Saturday morning to say the repair to the tractor 'll be three thousand and that 's the only one that 'll take the big plough . |
| 5 | But if her foot 's wider , you 'll get the bigger size it 'll take it up on the length bit . |
| 6 | He was our biggest danger in the end , although I thought it was going to be Tom 's four-ball partner Bert Yancey who might prove the biggest threat . |
| 7 | they 'll accept the big proposals |
| 8 | There 's a depth here which goes far beyond pint-glass level and uncovers a songwriting strength which may become the big POD ace in the pack . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've told the players that with the support and talent that 's available we could become the biggest club in Britain . ’ |
| 10 | He could see the big man in his mind 's eye even now , lifting Berdichev and breaking him . |
| 11 | When he peeped through the gap he could see the big half-pillars supporting the lintel , the rounded stone steps leading down to the paved walkway and the wilderness of garden beyond . |
| 12 | Ahead of them , they could see the Big Wheel turning against a sky streaked with red and grey . |
| 13 | ‘ They 'd ring the big stores in London , give them an order in the morning and it would be on the train in the afternoon , and here by evening . |
| 14 | But the battle between the white charger and the black flash could create the biggest interest of all . |
| 15 | Among composite insurance companies , General Accident could face the biggest payout , sources said . |
| 16 | LAMBS for live export could pose the biggest problem for the Scottish sheep industry as it sets out to establish a European Community approved national identification scheme before the July 1994 deadline . |
| 17 | Another young lady could pose the biggest threat to Magic Night tomorrow in the shape of User Friendly , who has put jockey George Duffield on the classic map after 20 years of trying . |
| 18 | There is truly not a single county which can safely be eliminated from a chance of winning one of the main trophies , although Gloucestershire , cruelly deprived of the English half of their anticipated new-ball pair , David Lawrence and Courtney Walsh , and Leicestershire , would need the biggest swings of the lot to upset the opinion polls . |
| 19 | Instead I warmed up retracing the predawn walk to Cross where I would collect the big rucksack and the last bus to Stornoway . |
| 20 | If this latter is important , then we would expect the big rape cases which get a lot of media coverage to be especially important in the formation of beliefs , since they are more likely to be common currency for discussion than the smaller cases . |
| 21 | His partner on the fairways , caddie Pete Bender , was determined it would not be lack of inspiration or experience from him that would cost the big Australian this major . |
| 22 | It would be based on the carbon content of fuels and would have the biggest effect on the coal industry . |
| 23 | The three used to compete with each other to see who could steal the best clothes or who would take the biggest risk . |
| 24 | Her father was apt to say , when her mother would mention the big house and its occupants , ‘ Who bothers with such folk ? |
| 25 | The commission would act as secretary , rich Arab countries would pay the biggest whack . |
| 26 | If only Cassan can get him safely through the speed leg , which so often plays a decisive part in the overall result , he looks as though he would relish the bigger obstacles expected for the second and third legs . |
| 27 | Should Clinton win , that official announcement would herald the biggest clearout of personnel the White House has seen . |
| 28 | It may appear paradoxical but the compulsive gambler may get the biggest adrenalin surge from the biggest loss and , like the proverbial fisherman , may boast of the " one that got away " . |
| 29 | But this autumn will provide the biggest test yet , with Dance Energy , a 10-part BBC2 series about the new ‘ dance culture ’ , to be screened at 6.30 pm on Mondays . |
| 30 | But I 'm sticking my neck out : one squeak from the FBI that I 'm breaching the UKUSA agreement and my own Service will swing the big axe … |