Below you will find example sentences with "big ben". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Big Ben in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: ben
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.2 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "big ben" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a little big ben here, and striking big ben would be, clock, man and tower stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with ben affleck, big ten, too big, ben affleck and ben gurion, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with big ben
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Dominance from Big Ben pic. (5 words)
Now, Big Ben is back and there are big expectations. (10 words)
It also doesn't tower as high as Big Ben. (10 words)
A summary of the programme on the reads: "The singer is joined on at London's iconic Roundhouse by some very special guests to see out 2023 and usher in 2024, pausing only for the chimes of Big Ben and the traditional fireworks display over the Thames. (47 words)
Some local wishes that have been granted include a meet and greet with The Wiggles, the adoption of a Groodle puppy (called Gizmo), and a visit to the Big Ben Clock tower in Brisbane, with the young boy being the VIP clock keeper for the day. (46 words)
It would seem that if the scheme goes ahead as planned, the music and entertainment arena will apparently glow for most hours of the day, be covered with adverts for half the time, and nearly reach the height of Big Ben. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alongside this work, a temporary floor would have to be installed in the belfry where Big Ben is housed, and the cost for the temporary floor and installing, testing and striking Big Ben would be approximately £120,000.
Man dressed as Spider-Man joins extinction rebellion protests on Big Ben scaffolding A man dressed as Spider-Man scales scaffolding on Big Ben to fight for Extinction Rebellion.
The guy who figures to catch a lot of passes from Big Ben was surprised to be recognized in the shadow of the original Big Ben this week.
Fair comparison or not, what makes the Big Ben/Antonio Brown combination so lethal is Ben gets AB the ball in space and throws him open.
Now, Big Ben is back and there are big expectations.
A summary of the programme on the reads: "The singer is joined on at London's iconic Roundhouse by some very special guests to see out 2023 and usher in 2024, pausing only for the chimes of Big Ben and the traditional fireworks display over the Thames.
His takeover of the venerable Harrods in 1985 struck many Britons as shameless brass, something akin to buying Big Ben.
It would seem that if the scheme goes ahead as planned, the music and entertainment arena will apparently glow for most hours of the day, be covered with adverts for half the time, and nearly reach the height of Big Ben.
Some local wishes that have been granted include a meet and greet with The Wiggles, the adoption of a Groodle puppy (called Gizmo), and a visit to the Big Ben Clock tower in Brisbane, with the young boy being the VIP clock keeper for the day.
The relationship was perceived by many to be icy, and Rudolph explained his time together with Big Ben.
After the bongs of Big Ben sounded midnight, “London: A Place for Everyone” was written high above the crowds as the unity-themed display welcomed the new year.
At last, as the chimes of Big Ben echo around the landscape, I wake up – and realise with horror that much of my dream was true.
But I don’t think Cowherd is calling Wilson a little Big Ben here.
Dominance from Big Ben pic.
In February, protesters projected their genocidal slogan, “From the river to the sea” on Big Ben, and the U.K. reported that 2023 was the worst year for antisemitism since 1984, when it initially started recording the data.
It also doesn't tower as high as Big Ben.
Nothing was overlooked in Project Denison, from the gilt cross and orb at its top, the movement and clock housings, to the great 14-tonne bell Big Ben itself, and the tower’s 334-step staircase.
One of the top tourist attractions comes in the form of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament - it's probably even one of the first things you think of when you picture the capital.
On Oct. 13, he previewed a visual effort — one of several over the span of a few days — of himself standing in front of London’s Big Ben clock tower.
The clock faces are bigger than those of Big Ben and each minute hand is 14 feet long.