Example sentences of "[noun] of [det] time " in BNC.

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1 They were once my heroes and ‘ Unbelievable ’ is one of the greatest pop songs of all time — OFFICIAL !
2 The fifth study carried out in 1958 , raised problems about the position of women within the unions , which proved difficult to handle within the sociological thinking of that time .
3 Now in this respect , of course , twenty-five years is rather a short time in the life of a university , and a good deal of this time has been spent in building up a research base , and now , as you mentioned in your erm remarks a few moments ago , Andrew , we have an enviable research record in a very wide range of disciplines .
4 RED RUM is certainly Aintree 's best-known name , equine or human , and arguably the most popular horse of all time .
5 At just 46 he is the third youngest president of all time and five years younger than the voice of rebellious youth , Bob Dylan .
6 Two months after the Schoenberg fracas , the rhythmic violence of Stravinsky 's Rite of Spring provoked one of the most celebrated theatrical débâcles of all time at its Paris premiere .
7 The most fêted boxer of all time , Muhammad Ali , was adored because of the skill he brought to the ring .
8 Muhammad Ali Memories ( Rizzoli International Publications Pounds 17.95 ) is a celebration in pictures of the career of the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time .
9 6 IF super Mario Bros 3 had been a film it would have been the biggest earning movie of all time .
10 The film sticks to the same ‘ kid beats dumb robbers ’ formula which made the original Home Alone the third-highest grossing movie of all time and top comedy with takings of over £330 million worldwide .
11 He reviewed a gallery of the great fatties of all time , from Nero through Falstaff to Arbuckle .
12 A couple of years ago I witnessed probably the most heavy groundbaiting programme of all time .
13 This wooden aeroplane was one of the most successful aircraft of all time , and 7,781 of them were built .
14 Charles Lindberg 's Ryan NYP Spirit of St Louis is placed in the history books as one of the great aircraft of all time , and quite rightly so .
15 Lavishly illustrated , especially in the restoration chapters , this book is a worthy tribute to one of the classic transport aircraft of all time .
16 Jamie Richmond added another on the stroke of half time and Gert Jan Vreevurg brought the score up to 7-0 with a slapshot from the point .
17 Lang restored Instonians lead to four points before McGarry replied with a fine penalty on the stroke of half time .
18 Jimmy Phillips gave Middlesbrough brief hope of a revival from the penalty spot two minutes later after Mike Hooper hauled down John Hendrie , but Steve McManaman restored respectability to the scoreline when he turned home Liverpool 's third on the stroke of half time from Don Hutchison 's raking pass .
19 But they made no mistake on the stroke of half time when Stevenson pounced on an Elliott pass to crack the ball through a ruck of bodies after Wrexham failed to clear a free kick .
20 Portsmouth took the lead in their match at Fratton Park against Bournemouth through Clark , right on the stroke of half time .
21 Steve Foster was desperately unlucky not to score when he 'd bludgeoned his way through , right on the stroke of half time .
22 With 153 centuries and a highest score of 280 , not out , against Nottinghamshire in 1921 , it is fair to describe him as one of the most acquisitive bats of all time , and as Hampshire 's most successful cricketer .
23 These are the greatest authors of all time — represented here by their greatest works !
24 Michael 's name was becoming synonymous with those of the Krays and the Richardsons , two of the most influential young gangs of that time .
25 They show it on the Leeds United — The Glory Years video about three times and it always appears on the ten best goals of all time .
26 One of the greatest handling cars of all time
27 We want to tell you that the 1963 hit is Britain 's top-seller of all time and reached world sales of more than 13 million .
28 Most writers of the blueprint books of that time certainly did present the would-be solvers of their puzzles with little more than cut-out figures labelled " Millionaire " , " Unfaithful Wife , " " Devoted Secretary " , although of course the better writers of the time were far from such crudities .
29 Leonard recalled his own practice of that time , an ‘ instinctive ’ use of ‘ primitive meditation ’ : ‘ I sat with my hands on my lap , like a cataleptic … like Ezekiel !
30 What is the greatest car of all time ?
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