Example sentences of "be [verb] the biggest [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But the scale of the tragedy exposed by Michael Buerk and his BBC camera crew , and the response it provoked in the no-bullshit , energetic , passionately caring rock musician Bob Geldof meant that old-world attitudes towards the plight of helpless peoples have been given the biggest jolt since the anti-slavery campaigns of the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | Now I have , and I 'm telling you that if you marry him then you 'll be committing the biggest mistake in your brief little life . ’ |
| 3 | Sales of mainframe systems are still thought to be earning the biggest profit . |
| 4 | A report by the Confederation of British Industry says Britain is enjoying the biggest increase in business confidence for ten years . |
| 5 | A millionairess with a taste for adventure is facing the biggest challenge of her life . |
| 6 | A glazier is facing the biggest challenge of his life — replacing thousands of windows shattered during the civil war in Croatia . |
| 7 | BRIAN CLOUGH is facing the biggest crisis of his managerial career . |
| 8 | WHO , BY the way , is getting the biggest postbag at Westminster at this joyful time ? |
| 9 | Over the weekend only a third of ambulance crews were working in London , where the dispute is taking the biggest toll because of staff shortages . |
| 10 | Last night Vale of White Horse councillors were unanimous in opposing the takoever that 's caused the biggest rumpus in local politics since the car firm MG pulled out of the area twelve years ago . |
| 11 | The industry is comparing the biggest boom it ever had — the peak in 1989-90 — with today 's admittedly lower level of activity . |
| 12 | It was named the biggest flop of 1992 by the British Turkey Federation which presents the award at an annual charity luncheon . |
| 13 | Even though by 1873 it was proclaimed the biggest brewing company in the world , Truman 's too found itself under pressure from the growing popularity of Burton ales . |
| 14 | Jones was handed the biggest fine in FA history on Tuesday and given a suspended six-month ban for his part in the video ‘ Soccer 's Hard Men ’ . |
| 15 | One of them was carrying the biggest banana you 've ever seen ! |