Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] a big [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then Uncle Fred moved to take over a bigger camp for displaced persons at Bideford .
2 ‘ Though you did make rather a big dent in my dignity .
3 Then , as now , we had a car fitted with the optional Laycock overdrive , operating on third and top ; then as now it emphasised the low-speed/high-gear flexibility but did show up a big gap between second and third — a gap of over 30mph in maxima .
4 His style was light and friendly ; in no time he had built up a big following among the viewers .
5 and he said crikey look at this , what am I gon na do here and he sort of had to fill quite a big gap in , but he sort of pushed it and filled it and then the wallpaper goes up so you can just see it , a little bit , what 's a name now , just in the hall there 's a bit
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