Example sentences of "he [verb] to victory " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Even then you should have caught a glimpse of Nigel in orbit as he roared to victory in the British Grand Prix … |
| 3 | Murray Kidd ( from Auckland ) remains for another season with Garryowen , the All Ireland champions whom he steered to victory last season . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |