Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] big " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were given the big round table near the piano . |
| 2 | But the scale of the tragedy exposed by Michael Buerk and his BBC camera crew , and the response it provoked in the no-bullshit , energetic , passionately caring rock musician Bob Geldof meant that old-world attitudes towards the plight of helpless peoples have been given the biggest jolt since the anti-slavery campaigns of the nineteenth century . |
| 3 | Murnin is still on crutches after the much publicised incident involving controversial Crusaders star Kirk Hunter — but he has already forgiven the big man for the tackle which finished his career . |
| 4 | On average ( £5.44 per capita ) the Wealden vale was filly comparable with the com-sheep region ( £5 — £5.55 ) and far more affluent than the forest ridge to the east ( £4.64 ) , where , in contrast to the rest of Sussex , the scarcity of truly rich people placed the biggest concentration of wealth in the range £10-£19 instead of £20-£39 . |
| 5 | And I always remember he said said to me , he 'd placed the biggest orders for pencils , of course in them , there were no ball pens , er he he received that from the London County Council by accident . |
| 6 | An estimated 40 new firms have already joined the big three specialising in GP computers since the Government 's controversial plans for a management orientated NHS were published in January . |
| 7 | In most instances , though not all , I have listed the bigger titles first . |
| 8 | An immediate option for Tottenham was to have stripped the big centre-half of the captaincy at Elland Road and hit him with a hefty fine . |
| 9 | We 'd received a campaigns update from central office and had registered the big box pile up campaign with that campaign coordinator . |
| 10 | He was genuinely delighted that , in spite of last night , she had won the big race . |
| 11 | McEnroe was philosophical : ‘ It just got to be too long where I had n't won the big one . |
| 12 | Never mind , Mark had still won the biggest prize of all . |
| 13 | These countries have won the biggest overseas slices of Calpers 's $14 billion fund . |
| 14 | Palo Alto , California-based interface specialist , Neuron Data Inc , has won the biggest feather in its cap to date , securing a deal with IBM Corp for version 2.0 of its Open Interface builder launched last year ( UX Nos 386 , 408 ) . |
| 15 | Britain has attracted the biggest concentration of investment from Japan , and the Japanese feel comfortable with the Conservatives , even if they reserve their deepest admiration for Mrs Thatcher . |
| 16 | Recent projects have included the big Toyota plant in Derbyshire , the Honda plant in Swindon , Fujitsu in County Durham and Nissan in Tyne and Wear ( which is now to export cars to Japan ! ) . |
| 17 | And you 've forgotten the biggest change of all — it 's STV , not BBC . ’ |
| 18 | But he added : ‘ The players who 've enjoyed the biggest success abroad have been those who 've blended in and learned the language . ’ |
| 19 | Cresci booked the big stars — Freni , Giocomini , Zeffirelli to design — and rumours rumbled about under-the-table deals and suspect contracts . |
| 20 | Conservative management of the economy has stoked the biggest credit boom in Britain 's history . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a good effort in any case because Niodini , who finished fourth , has already won a big race at Doncaster this week . ’ |
| 22 | Willie has big chances in the other televised races — on in-from After The Last and Jahafil who has won a big race in Ireland since losing to Spinning at Goodwood . |
| 23 | Net profits were were $595m , which compares with net profit from operations of $556m in the 1991 first quarter , when the company of course reported a big loss because of the change in the method it used to account for employee benefits . |
| 24 | Fifty five nurseries have also reported a big trade in bulbs from the wild , although they have avoided participating in it . |
| 25 | Outside his smart office on the southern outskirts of Moscow is parked a big new Mercedes . |
| 26 | The owner of the stall reminisced about old Wadi Halfa where his father had owned a big tea-house on the Corniche . |
| 27 | He had owned a big department store that had burned down , and he had then hanged himself . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But bosses at the famous casino , which has staged some of boxing 's greatest world title fights , are confident they 've scooped the big prize . |
| 30 | Not a few men lost teeth because they had met the big man at the wrong moment . |