Example sentences of "[verb] [be] world [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the five years since , he has been world champion three times , but the British Open has eluded him . |
| 2 | Jimmy White has been world No 2 and three times a finalist . |
| 3 | If he was a bit deadlier in the balls he 'd have been world champion . ’ |
| 4 | He 's won umpteen Grands Prix and if Dalgety could have managed a tighter mechanical edge last season the general consensus is that he would have been world champion . |
| 5 | Most experts agree Karpov is favourite but at 41 and having been World Champion and failed to regain the title in four matches with Kasparov , his enthusiasm must be waning . |
| 6 | There he became a world champion in a year filled with controversy and difficulty and there he learned that he neither really liked being world champion ( it was inhibiting ) nor really driving fast cars as fast as he was expected to ( they were thoroughly frightening ) . |
| 7 | Criticism of an unworthy opponent appeared to sting him harder than Gimenez had as Eubank , paid in excess of £200,000 for his night 's work , rasped : ‘ All the people I fight are world class . |
| 8 | Forecast Lewis : ‘ It 's going to be a rough battle because they are both good and confident fighters , but I tip Holyfield to win because he 's been world class longer . |