Example sentences of "[verb] the big [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The size of the holes , and the thickness of the surrounding bubbles of enriched galaxy formation , depend on the details of the perturbations fed in to the idealised model calculations , and this offers hope that better observations of these holes in the Universe may reveal information about the kinds of disturbances that made the big bang of creation develop irregularly . |
| 2 | In western Europe West Germany in the 1980S became the biggest producer of chips Much of this was captive production for Siemens , IBM and Japanese companies . |
| 3 | On average ( £5.44 per capita ) the Wealden vale was filly comparable with the com-sheep region ( £5 — £5.55 ) and far more affluent than the forest ridge to the east ( £4.64 ) , where , in contrast to the rest of Sussex , the scarcity of truly rich people placed the biggest concentration of wealth in the range £10-£19 instead of £20-£39 . |
| 4 | It got the biggest laugh of the night , so we decided to keep it in . |
| 5 | That got the biggest cheer of the night . |
| 6 | Following this unhappy enterprise , Douglas began producing the biggest picture of his career , Spartacus , which Anthony Mann was set to direct . |
| 7 | An immediate option for Tottenham was to have stripped the big centre-half of the captaincy at Elland Road and hit him with a hefty fine . |
| 8 | Never mind , Mark had still won the biggest prize of all . |
| 9 | At the beginning of the century , chemistry and physics had still been fairly cheap : the expensive sciences were astronomy and exploration with its associated natural history , the Humboldtian programme ; but by the latter half of the century physics and chemistry , though still to our eyes heavily dependent on sealing wax and string , were becoming the big science of the day . |
| 10 | Britain has attracted the biggest concentration of investment from Japan , and the Japanese feel comfortable with the Conservatives , even if they reserve their deepest admiration for Mrs Thatcher . |
| 11 | For his pains Flynn drew the biggest bonus of all the deputies . |
| 12 | That was the day Bradshaw caught the biggest wave of his life . |
| 13 | And you 've forgotten the biggest change of all — it 's STV , not BBC . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Richard has the biggest ego of anyone I 've ever met , ’ says Fred . |
| 15 | ‘ Richard has the biggest ego of anyone I 've ever met , ’ says Fred . |
| 16 | Relative to its body size , the parrot has the biggest brain of all . |
| 17 | Scandinavia , which has the biggest concentration of acidified lakes in Europe , has thin top soil based on granite bedrock , as has Scotland , north west Cumbria , the Pennines and Wales where freshwater acidification is also prevalent . |
| 18 | This museum has the biggest collection of instruments from all over the world in Europe . |
| 19 | When Pompeii was found more than 1,600 years after the eruption — almost by accident , since no one knew where it was — it created the biggest stir of the 18th century . |
| 20 | Now Mrs Thatcher has gone and her successor , John Major , has had to launch the biggest gamble of his political career by entering an election race with his party trailing in the polls . |
| 21 | In a remarkably frank interview , Coppell confronted the troubles he faces after eight years at Selhurst Park , and said he agrees with the inevitable consequence should he be unable to pass the biggest test of his career . |
| 22 | Each autumn Rutland Water holds the biggest concentration of gad walls in Britain , over 30 per cent of the total population . |
| 23 | It was named the biggest flop of 1992 by the British Turkey Federation which presents the award at an annual charity luncheon . |
| 24 | But then young Charlie dropped the biggest clanger of his racing life . |
| 25 | The Conservatives suffered the biggest reversal of fortunes losing two seats in its North Down power base . |
| 26 | The Conservatives suffered the biggest reversal of fortunes losing two seats in their North Down power base . |
| 27 | The Conservatives suffered the biggest reversal of fortunes , losing two seats in their North Down power base . |
| 28 | Wendell Harvey regarded his daughter thoughtfully as she rearranged the big vase of flowers one of the servants had just carried into the room . |
| 29 | MARK Roe scored the biggest victory of his career when he shot a five- under-par final round of 65 to win the Lancome Trophy yesterday . |
| 30 | And that put the biggest barrier of all between them . |