Example sentences of "was [verb] the big [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was named the biggest flop of 1992 by the British Turkey Federation which presents the award at an annual charity luncheon . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | But you know we have to look beyond the first year or two , we have to look at what 's going to happen to that school over a much longer period of time , and quite frankly erm I would feel safer with erm what was called the big brother of the Local Authority . |
| 5 | He was approaching the big speech about the Hooded Owl , the speech which Malcolm Harris had rightly claimed to be the centre of his play , the speech that the star had not once got through since he had abandoned his script . |
| 6 | One of them was carrying the biggest banana you 've ever seen ! |
| 7 | Maybe that 's what I was thinking the big house was . |