Example sentences of "[verb] made a big [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Mrs A. W. wrote : ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you have put into compiling this diet which has made a bigger difference to my weight and dimensions than any other diet I have been on … . ‘
2 SAINTFIELD jockey Paul McMahon has made a big hit since returning home from England where he was champion amateur in 1990 .
3 For although Piper 's manager Frank Warren thinks Benn believes he has made a big mistake in selecting Piper as a first challenger and does n't fancy the job , I suspect the opposite is true — he may think it is going to be too easy .
4 A FORMER Darlington businessman has made a big contribution to a health appeal after sophisticated equipment saved his life .
5 A FORMER businessman has made a big contribution to a health appeal after sophisticated equipment saved his life .
6 ‘ The Fisheries Commission has made a big deal of the fact that hundreds of nets have been seized .
7 ‘ Mr Hubbard has made a big commitment to me and I 'd like to produce the goods for him first , ’ he said .
8 ‘ The new system has made a big improvement to our customer service and has reduced costs , ’ says Guinness Ghana managing director .
9 Ron Spill , pension controller with Legal & General , said : ‘ This has made a big difference in people 's behaviour .
10 Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress .
11 Televising might have made a big impact on proceedings in one other area .
12 oh and I 've made a big rug at the centre , which I shall have home before Christmas , a big woollen rug I 've made , yes so , oh it 's a beautiful rug it 's with those er silver thing you push through the hole on the canvas
13 Mama had made a big kettle of soup .
14 The young Irish champion had made a big impression on his regular cross-channel trips last season , and a place with Swift or Van Diemen had been earmarked for him ever since he stunned the British series regulars by winning the opening round of the 1992 championship .
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