Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] the big [noun sg] in " in BNC.

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1 GUERNSEY 's Mike Nicolle created the biggest upset in the history of the Midland Bank World Indoor Championship when he beat the defending champion , Ian Schuback , in yesterday 's opening round in Preston .
2 Now Kennedy had a dilemma although Cuba was in the Caribbean , and although the United States had the biggest navy in the world , and the biggest airforce and was easily able to exterminate Cuba if it wa if it wished to , it was vulnerable , however , in other areas , in particular it was vulnerable in Berlin and it was vulnerable in Indo-China .
3 Now Kennedy had a dilemma although Cuba was in the Caribbean , and although the United States had the biggest navy in the world , and the biggest airforce and was easily able to exterminate Cuba if it wa if it wished to , it was vulnerable , however , in other areas , in particular it was vulnerable in Berlin and it was vulnerable in Indo-China .
4 The board acted just weeks after GM disclosed the biggest loss in corporate history .
5 During this period , the city of Cologne became the biggest city in Germany , with a population of around 50,000 people by 1180 , and extensive trade connections .
6 MANAGER Lennie Lawrence forecasts the biggest week in Middlesbrough 's history if they beat Portsmouth in tonight 's FA Cup fifth round replay at Ayresome Park .
7 In 1980 , Dirk Coetzee made the big time in the South African Security Police .
8 Italian Enzo Ferrari represented the biggest name in motor racing , and the Ferrari team can boast the most loyal following among all the manufacturers .
9 One man was brought before the ‘ Special Court ’ for saying Germans had no need to fear starvation in this war , because Hitler had the biggest farm in the world ‘ followed around by 90 million cattle and running an enormous pigsty ’ .
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