Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] victory " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police in the Irish Republic have been alerted but the RUC has not given up hope of finding the chestnut thoroughbred which romped to victory in the all-Ireland derby two years ago and up to 100 other races . |
| 2 | Haberdashers ' batting against Johor State at Ceylon CC , Singapore , where they suffered their only defeat in six matches , four of which ended in victory for the touring school . |
| 3 | On the evening of May 8 , following continued intensive shelling of Stepanakert , Armenian forces began a massive assault on Shusha — the last remaining Azerbaijani stronghold within Nagorny Karabakh — which ended in victory on May 9 and left the Armenians with overall control of the disputed enclave for the first time . |
| 4 | But the 22-year-old — a lowly 12th after the first run — needed a helping hand from leader Patrice Bianchi , who fell with victory in his sights . |
| 5 | On adjacent courts , Amanda Brown — the former Wightman Cup player — shone as she romped to victory over Queen 's No. 1 Alison Grant 6–1 6–1 , while team mate Judy Rich — who this time last year led the Queen 's attack — took just four games more to defeat Karen Cass in the other singles rubber . |
| 6 | Then there was the American sprinter Jesse Owens , who swept to victory in the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936 , much to the disgruntlement of Hitler . |
| 7 | The report of 8 August 1944 pointed out bluntly that apart from a tiny proportion of the population and Party activists , no one believed in victory . |
| 8 | With the Pakistan ball-tampering row at its height , Gower has embarrassed Lord 's by claiming the 1990 India tourists scuffed the ball at The Oval as they pressed for victory . |
| 9 | Bay of Plenty showed the advantage of the special coaching which New Zealanders receive for such events when they romped to victory in the Melrose Sevens tournament , taking the prized trophy overseas for the third year in a row by defeating Kelso 19–12 in the final . |
| 10 | Jackson lived up to Christie 's description of him as ‘ pound for pound perhaps the best athlete in the world ’ as he scorched to victory in the Heysel Stadium in 12.99 secs the seventh fastest of all-time . |
| 11 | Even then you should have caught a glimpse of Nigel in orbit as he roared to victory in the British Grand Prix … |
| 12 | Murray Kidd ( from Auckland ) remains for another season with Garryowen , the All Ireland champions whom he steered to victory last season . |
| 13 | Just two weeks after winning a race in Barnsley , he romped to victory in the Belfast Classic 10K … and then he headed to Dublin and finished second in the BLE 5K road race championship . |
| 14 | A NEW YORK woman who backed Bill Clinton last April to win the presidency scooped £56,250 when he swept to victory , bookmakers William Hill said . |
| 15 | Johnson found it easy to represent his opponent as the enemy of the underprivileged at home and a warmonger abroad ; and he swept to victory by one of the largest margins in American history — 43 million votes to 27 million , and 44 states to six . |
| 16 | ‘ Will you come with us to Tara and help us sweep to victory ? |