Example sentences of "not want [verb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnny Kirk , whose family had been connected with the ‘ mayor-making ’ over the years , said they did not want to make a big production of it or turn it into a tourist attraction ; they wanted to keep it as it was , ‘ a local event for local people ’ . |
| 2 | I just did n't want to make a big mistake . ’ |
| 3 | Anyway , I do n't want to make a big issue about this , I just want to ask . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want to make a big thing about holing myself up in the middle of nowhere , but people are asking me where I 've been and I ca n't really say I 've been touring the Far East or helping Bob ( we think he means Dylan — Ed ) with his album . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't want to make a big thing of it . ’ |