Sentence examples for small and big time from inspiring English sources

The premise a group of bounty hunters hustle day to day to capture small and big time criminals gradually gives way to what the series is actually about: a group of people (and a dog) trying to understand and come to terms with their past and not letting that define their present or future.

There she tracked both small- and big-time organs brokers, some of them surgeons, others corrupt businessmen and money launderers.

Mr. Yunessi said last month that a large number of "small- and big-time" elements of Al Qaeda were in Iran.

Iran's intelligence minister, Ali Yunesi, acknowledged publicly for the first time last week that Tehran was holding both "small- and big-time elements of Al Qaeda," but his government has refused to identify those it says are in custody.

Cousin Pons is a small-time musician and big-time collector of objets d'art.

Former skateboard star Jason Lee (Almost Famous), is well cast in this critically acclaimed comedy from the States as a small-time crook and big-time loser whose life is turned around when he wins $100,000 on the lottery and is then knocked down by a car.

Pippi Longstocking is the young heroine of a series of books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, which have been adapted for the small and big screen many times.

They were the nation's small and big businessmen, striving: one Time brochure asked, "Can you afford to be labelled as a man from Main Street?" In 1928, Luce replaced Hadden as editor of Time.

"Small Town Big Time" is meaty, tough country, but the song also hints at Mr. Shelton's other life, as a part-time Los Angeles resident and mentor on "The Voice," which began its fourth season on NBC this week.

Phil Izzo at Real Time Economics notes that entrepreneurs had an awful time of things last year:This is really bad news as small businesses are big time job creators.

Before he was an Oscar-winning actor married to a Hollywood bombshell, Michael Douglas was just a 20-something aspiring actor playing small roles in big time films.