Example sentences of "the [adj] over [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Haden caught Lampitt bowled Tolley in the second over of the day … |
| 2 | On a turgid turner that had thwarted the seamers ' efforts until the 199th over of the match , Essex required a further 29 to avoid the follow-on on the final morning with four wickets intact , only to be denied by a spell of 3 for 1 in 14 deliveries that ultimately allowed Nick Cook to give the hosts ( and Britannic Assurance Championship leaders ) a right old grilling in the second dig ; but for Ambrose he might never have had the chance . |
| 3 | Leftarm spinners Masood Anwaar and Leigh Beaumont , sent down 45 of the 55 overs in the afternoon . |
| 4 | WITH REFERENCE to Robert Brooke 's letter ( WCM June ) regarding Geoff Humpage removing his pads to bowl at an early stage of a first-class match , on Saturday , July 17 , 1982 at Headingley he again removed his pads , and bowled the 12th over of the game . |
| 5 | Slow left-armer Tufnell had just removed opener Navjot Sidhu for 79 in the 13th over of the day , to leave India 174 for two , when Kambli charged Emburey but failed to connect properly . |
| 6 | Dawson made 46 before falling to a well-judged catch by David Hemp and Simon Hinks joined Hodgson to raise the 200 , but was caught behind for 19 off Watkin in the final over of the day . |
| 7 | But the Aussies were rocked by West Indies paceman Curtly Ambrose , who took 3-3 off 11 balls in the final overs of the day . |
| 8 | Cup final nerves got the better of Benson who had guided Leicester to Lord 's in the last over of the semi-final against Essex . |
| 9 | Russell may be out of the England side , but he 's not down ; hitting a cracking 6 high into the crowd in the last over of the match . |