Example sentences of "not a big " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh master Conroy , do n't cry — not a big boy like you . |
| 2 | It 's not a big deal in the scheme of things but you get an awful lot of hassle when all your mates are going to university , or start bringing home the bacon . |
| 3 | He was not a big star at the time and it was just a good song . |
| 4 | We 'd have our own generator too , only there 's not a big enough head of water to our spring . |
| 5 | But it 's not a big deal . |
| 6 | This was not a big problem . |
| 7 | It was not a big watch but the noise it made was much bigger than you would have expected . |
| 8 | Prince Richard was not a big man but his physical presence was overwhelming . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's not a big stiff , ’ said Maria defensively . |
| 10 | He was not a big man — only about five feet seven inches tall — but his years as a coachsmith had given him a body that was all muscle with not an ounce of fat . |
| 11 | David was not a big man but , like several Palace midfield players and defenders , he excelled under intense and almost continuous pressure in Division One . |
| 12 | Hotel fires are not a big killer in Britain . |
| 13 | It 's not a big seller , but there 's a steady demand . ’ |
| 14 | It 's not a big money-making thing — if they could break even they 'd be happy . ’ |
| 15 | Jacques Kohn , for Angeli , said : ‘ Given they wanted £2.5 million , it 's not a big award . ’ |
| 16 | Technically , says Mr Nearn , it was not a big step for Caterham to move into manufacturing the car it had been selling and marketing for years . |
| 17 | Also , before the 1991 Budget , the tax benefit was simply not a big enough incentive , and it has taken time for companies to respond to the new , more generous tax environment . |
| 18 | Lisbeg was not a big house , but there was plenty to do in it . |
| 19 | Before setting off again yesterday , he said : ‘ We are nine days overdue but it 's not a big problem . |
| 20 | He 's not a big bloke . |
| 21 | ‘ But it 's not a big accident . |
| 22 | ‘ Generally , I ignore it , it 's not a big deal , it should n't be a big deal . |
| 23 | He 's not a big fan of the Trevor Horn kitchen-sink ethos . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not a big one for trying to work out all the results — there 's no point as you only end up kidding yourself . |
| 25 | It is not a big step from here to the symbolic use of signals . |
| 26 | Surely its relative , I mean two thousand pounds to you might be quite a lot of money , but to someone else , its , its not a big deal . |
| 27 | Now you might think to yourself Well that 's not a big problem . |
| 28 | So you know Wales is a big cou big Well it 's not a big country at all but it 's big compared to a county , so |
| 29 | ‘ Haworth is not a big town , or a beautiful place . |
| 30 | The people I 'm workin' for , they 're not a big operation . |