Example sentences of "not [verb] a big " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want directors to use black actors and just portray them as ordinary people , not make a big deal about it . |
| 2 | An extra £5 million of sales will not make a big difference to Canon ; what matters is expanding and enhancing our name globally . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I would not need a big budget , soft lights and an abstract theme . |
| 4 | Wood engravings were generally small , because the box tree is small and its end-grain can not accommodate a big picture . |
| 5 | Saunders was sold because Rush would not generate a big fee . |
| 6 | This does not provide a big enough buffer stock to allow each group to vary its speed of working through the day to a significant enough degree . |
| 7 | On present form , some will not provide a big enough payout to clear off the loan , so you may have to pay higher monthly premiums to make up the shortfall . |
| 8 | America , which has not had a big oil spill since 1976 , is reacting collectively and predictably to the spill in Prince William Sound off Alaska by condemning the oil business and all its works . |
| 9 | we 've not got a big room |
| 10 | Also remember that although signing one card for everyone might be cheaper for you , there are still some folk within the fellowship who may not have a big circle of family or friends and who would really appreciate a card from you . |
| 11 | The group did not take a big advance . |
| 12 | The Government made its mistake in 1990 by not giving a big interest rate cut . |
| 13 | And — not having a big ego to get in the way — viewing the world and its inhabitants with a penetrating intelligence . |
| 14 | British machinery companies are not making a big enough effort to promote their products in the recently opened markets of Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland , according to an export consultant . |
| 15 | I made sure I got some of the white powder on my fingertips and not making a big deal of it , brought them up to my tongue . |
| 16 | Erm I did say at the time if the Council agreed it was we would approve the new application it would only be if the original was rescinded and I did speak to the Town Clerk so there 's no need , I 'm not making a big issue , but I think the Council should be aware and the Town Clerk I believe has notified because again this is one of those things that could happen at a later date and as we all know if we have n't made these things perfectly clear . |
| 17 | I 'm not making a big fuss like Mary ! |
| 18 | On costs , Mr Pearson stressed : ‘ The market can not afford a big bill . ’ |
| 19 | The angels had told her to do things discreetly , not to make a big show of generosity or kindness . |
| 20 | We do n't make a big public fuss but he answers our questions , and we answer his . |
| 21 | Mrs Caroline Blockley , 29 , said : ‘ He had an affair , but at least he admitted it and did n't make a big fuss . |
| 22 | In happy marriages the partners do n't make a big deal of minor irritations . |
| 23 | I hoped she would n't make a big production out of the delivery upstairs , but just in case she did I thought I would n't go anywhere where she could see me and point me out to any of the owners , so I left through the front exit gates and found the actors ' bus with its Mystery Race Train banner and faded inside into the reassembling troupe . |
| 24 | ‘ Listen , Aengus , do n't make a big thing out of it . |
| 25 | She stood up suddenly , so that she could stamp the floor , annoyed because tennis shoes could n't make a big enough noise to suit her fury . |
| 26 | And er the fact that she 's obviously gone on without it was awful , when she was pregnant the second time round she did n't make a big thing of being pregnant but you could tell she was pregnant but I never quite liked to say to her just in case they had the amnio amnio whatever it is and decided not to go |
| 27 | Do n't make a big thing of it . |
| 28 | Ah I do n't , I do n't want a big bit |
| 29 | they do n't want a big place . |
| 30 | That 's about right cos you would n't want a big pattern in a room this size would you ? |