Example sentences of "have [verb] a big [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost exactly a year ago , Enid Jones , an assistant secretary in the department , told a select committee of the House of Lords : ‘ We have done a big exercise on [ how to safeguard supplies ] but ministers have not reached a decision . |
| 2 | Shock increase in young mums-to-be NEW figures have revealed a big rise in the number of teenage pregnancies in Hartlepool . |
| 3 | Living with the family in Richmond is bewildering , and although I would never admit it I feel as though I have made a big mistake . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew I could beat Robin Reid , who qualified for the Olympics , and I just hope that winning the title will show the selectors they have made a big mistake . ’ |
| 5 | The safety gates have made a big difference , since I 've gotten them erm I 've got peace of mind for the stairs and I can answer the phone and I have n't got to like keep trying to pull them downstairs and do do different things . |
| 6 | Denis Smith says the three players he 's bought have made a big difference . |
| 7 | The regulators have made a big effort to prevent KKR 's involvement openly breaching the famous walls between banking and commerce . |
| 8 | Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out . |
| 9 | Figures from Grand Metropolitan yesterday also show that higher interest rates have had a big impact on people 's willingness to eat out . |
| 10 | ‘ I have got a big God who 's looking after me , ’ said Mr Treweek , who is a born-again Christian . |
| 11 | Ooh you have got a big frame , have n't you ? |
| 12 | So if we pick metals that have got a big difference in their electrical potentials , we 're gon na get a useful battery . |
| 13 | Mr Zhao 's fate , and by association his legacy , have become a big bone of contention in the leadership . |
| 14 | Foreign investors have played a big part in pushing up share prices . |
| 15 | Some of them have played a big part at local council level and it does n't turn nationalists into unionists . |
| 16 | Since the Vietnamese withdrawal , the two non-communist resistance factions - the Khmer Peoples National Liberation Front ( KPNLF ) and the Sihanoukists - have mounted a big offensive with an even bigger publicity campaign to boost their credibility . |
| 17 | The trust 's European bond portfolio was sold in the period at ‘ a useful profit ’ , the board reveals , while reductions in European and Japanese investments have financed a big rise in the percentage of assets held in south-east Asia — from 20.7 per cent to 26.5 per cent . |
| 18 | Because er , to produce more output you have to have a bigger stock , and therefore the price goes up , so you produce more , decreasing not quite so much , and keep a greater percentage than you did last year , so that for cows , as the price goes up you 've got to counteract it again , cows this year , and try to sort of , keep my , get my herd bigger and bigger , and profitable . |
| 19 | We have to make a bigger struggle to deal with the racial prejudices within the women 's movement especially in white countries . |
| 20 | Although his trousers might acquire or lose turnups and more or less leg width ; his shirt evolve from plain white to a variety of colours and patterns , along with minor ( but crucial ) alterations to collar cut ; and his ties perform similar minuets together with the length of his hair , he did not ever , unless actually appearing on stage in Swan Lake , have to make a big thing of — his big thing . |
| 21 | She added : ‘ You have to make a big commitment to complete distance learning courses , and two years can be a long time when you are faced with constant learning . |