diff --git a/examples/big/BigEnglish.gf b/examples/big/BigEnglish.gf
index 51d15e2c1..2d006247b 100644
--- a/examples/big/BigEnglish.gf
+++ b/examples/big/BigEnglish.gf
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
 
 concrete BigEnglish of BigEnglishAbs = 
-  LangEng,
-  IrregEng-[
-    blow_V,burn_V,come_V,dig_V,fall_V,fly_V,freeze_V,go_V,lie_V,run_V,
-    sew_V,sing_V,sit_V,sleep_V,spit_V,stand_V,swell_V,swim_V,think_V],
-  ExtraEng,
+  English,
   BigLexEng
   ** {} ;
diff --git a/examples/big/BigEnglishAbs.gf b/examples/big/BigEnglishAbs.gf
index d4ad6d155..719cee2f4 100644
--- a/examples/big/BigEnglishAbs.gf
+++ b/examples/big/BigEnglishAbs.gf
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
---# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -path=.:alltenses:prelude
 
 abstract BigEnglishAbs = 
-  Lang,
-  IrregEngAbs-[
-    blow_V,burn_V,come_V,dig_V,fall_V,fly_V,freeze_V,go_V,lie_V,run_V,
-    sew_V,sing_V,sit_V,sleep_V,spit_V,stand_V,swell_V,swim_V,think_V],
-  ExtraEngAbs,
+  EnglishAbs,
   BigLexEngAbs
   ** {} ;
diff --git a/examples/big/BigSwedish.gf b/examples/big/BigSwedish.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15d6d3b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/big/BigSwedish.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--# -path=.:alltenses:prelude
+
+concrete BigSwedish of BigSwedishAbs = 
+  Swedish,
+  BigLexSwe
+  ** {} ;
diff --git a/examples/big/BigSwedishAbs.gf b/examples/big/BigSwedishAbs.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32f0a3def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/big/BigSwedishAbs.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+abstract BigSwedishAbs = 
+  SwedishAbs,
+  BigLexSweAbs
+  ** {} ;