Example sentences of "'s [num] victory [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | West Ham 's 4–0 victory over Norwich on Saturday had offered a glimmer of hope and scuppered the planned mass second-half walk-out by supporters in their continuing protest at the general running of the club . |
| 2 | KEVIN Rayson ( left ) , the Halstead Town captain and sweeper , clears his lines during his side 's 4–0 victory over Stowmarket at Rosemary Lane . |
| 3 | Robson is a doubt for tonight 's game after taking a kick on the calf in Saturday 's 1-0 victory at Arsenal . |
| 4 | WREXHAM 'S 1-0 victory at Crewe on Saturday has been picked as the Barclays Performance of the Week . |
| 5 | BRAZIL 's 1-0 victory over what amounted to a Holland B team in Rotterdam on Wednesday night continued the process of pragmatic regeneration they have undergone since the desultory performances in Europe last summer which left some observers wondering whether they would qualify for the World Cup at all . |
| 6 | But the jolt to his players ' system kick-started them back into life and Monday 's 1-0 victory over Arsenal has lifted them level with United and three points behind leaders Norwich . |
| 7 | WALES scrum-half Robert Jones could miss the East v West clash on December 28 after pulling a hamstring in Swansea 's 28-0 victory over Newbridge . |
| 8 | Monty Wright landed the decisive win in England 's 6-5 victory over Poland in the amateur international at HMS Nelson , Portsmouth , last night — a unanimous points triumph over Jan Kopreckocaika — in front of the England Commonwealth Games selectors . |
| 9 | That 's the view of his manager and mentor Ian Doyle , who believes that the Scot 's 9-5 victory over James Wattana in the final of the Benson and Hedges Masters at Wembley Conference Centre has ended his trophy drought . |
| 10 | He tore a knee ligament during PSV Endhoven 's 3–0 victory over Willem II Tilburg on Saturday and will be out for the rest of the season . |
| 11 | Chickens were being counted even before Wednesday 's 3-0 victory over Northern Ireland , and the inventory was completed when Jack Charlton received congratulatory telegrams from the Taoiseach , Charles Haughey , and other luminaries including Liam Brady , who will miss the trip to Italy after falling out with Charlton last month and announcing his retirement from international football . |
| 12 | Champions Roland Kingston won 103–80 at Birmingham Bullets and runners-up Tigers defeated Hemel Royals 97–64 on Saturday night following Worthing 's 102–90 victory at Leicester on Friday . |
| 13 | Both sides finished with three winning rinks , but Dorothy Barr 's 31-8 win over Mavis Steele , Joyce Lindores 's 33-17 victory over Mary Price and Nancy Davidson 's 21-14 success over Evelyn Schooling proved good enough to give Scotland an overall victory . |
| 14 | Bath 's 13–3 victory at rain-swept Welford Road was achieved against a Leicester side who lost captain Dean Richards on the morning of the match with a calf injury . |
| 15 | And Australia 's 12–6 victory over England in the final wo n't be aired in the US until nearly four months after it was played . |
| 16 | He had seven seasons at the top from his debut , along with six other new caps , in Scotland 's 18–17 victory over France at Murrayfield in January 1986 . |
| 17 | Above : Harold Larwood could be said to have given his all — including the painfully damaged bones in his foot — for his country during England 's 4–1 victory in the 1032–33 series |
| 18 | Aigburth P. Hall ( John Burke , Frank Gallagher , Brendan O'Hare ) won 3-1 at Liverpool Royal ( Tony McNeish ) and four goals from Bernie Gunderson was the highlight of De la Salle OB 's 8-3 victory at Aintree Villa ( Tom Dempsey , Peter Cronin , Gary Geldhart ) . |
| 19 | On November 2 , a youngster named Paul Rideout netted two penalties for Swindon Town in that club 's 4-2 victory against Tranmere , for whom Owen Brown and John Kerr scored . |
| 20 | Hindsight says that if the Lotus mechanics had n't worked so hard and so efficiently and if Emerson had n't been able to race , Jackie Stewart 's two victories in the last grands prix of the season would have given him the championship . |
| 21 | LIBERAL Democrat hopes of repeating Sir Ian Wrigglesworth 's 1983 victory in marginal Stockton South looked set to be dashed last night . |
| 22 | Latvia , frankly , are no great shakes and Northern Ireland 's 2–1 victory in Riga last season shattered the home side . |
| 23 | When Newcastle Gosforth fell by the wayside 4–9 to relegation candidates Bedford , West Hartlepool 's 7–0 victory over Wakefield secured them promotion , with London Scottish , to the top division . |
| 24 | The programmes did n't even start until Saturday morning on October 26th , around the very same time that fly-half Rob Andrew was clinching England 's 9–6 victory over Scotland in the first semi-final . |
| 25 | Blissett , 34 , scored his first goal for Albion during Tuesday 's 3–1 victory over Hartlepool United . |
| 26 | NORTHAMPTON 'S 3–1 victory over Second Division Fulham in the FA Cup first round has earned them the vote from Graham Taylor 's panel as the Barclays Performance of the Week . |