Big Ben

It seems inevitable that after the elaborate opening service, the tower will still be known as Big Ben.

Parliament could, in theory, vote to imprison either of the men (possibly in a cell beneath Big Ben) for contempt.

All this pales, of course, to the case of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback “Big Ben” Roethlisberger.

When the chimes of Big Ben ended on September 1, 1969, the first headline was a shocker.

They sat very still while Big Ben proclaimed the hour of nine.

Uncle Jim set a Big Ben alarm clock down on one of the spool tables for me.

I could have screamed, it was so ridiculous; but time was getting on, Big Ben was striking four, and the day was closing in.

It was nearly half-past eleven when she got there, and Big Ben was chiming the half hour as she ascended the steps.

Then he heard Big Ben strike twelve, and then—— It was a long, long journey, and the tunnel seemed to go on and on.