Example sentences of "with a [adj] [adj] win " in BNC.

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1 Mary Joe 's appearance in the final was earned with a 6–1 6–4 win over Gabriela Sabatini in the semis .
2 The new Trophy format then saw the two singles rubbers played simultaneously on adjacent courts , with 22-year-old Drake falling to Yorkshire champion Gary Henderson 4–6 2–6 , while 37-year-old team-mate Jonathan Smith secured the overall match victory with a 7–5 6–3 win over the Yorkshire champion on Simon Ickringill .
3 Swindon maintained their supremacy over Oxford that night with a two one win ; Duncan Shearer scoring his 27th goal of the season .
4 And United continued to haul themselves away from the basement with a two one win .
5 CASTLEFORD boosted hopes of their first ever championship with a fifth successive win .
6 ANNADALE brought the smile back to coach Smyth Patterson 's face after opening their Kirk Cup campaign with a comprehensive 3–1 win over Mossley at Olympia .
7 Sullivan , however , hit back with a last-gasp 7-6 win in the next set to force the decider , but Duff led all the way for a 7-3 win .
8 GAVIN Hastings ' Lions started their New Zealand campaign with a nervous 30–17 win over North Auckland , but Ian Hunter 's tour ended here in Whangarei .
9 GAVIN Hastings ' Lions started their New Zealand campaign with a nervous 30–17 win over North Auckland , but Ian Hunter 's tour ended here in Whangarei .
10 Meanwhile , England women also finished their team event with a splendid 3–0 win against Hungary and finished in fifth position , four places up on the last European Championships in Gothenburg .
11 Fifth string Doug Campbell set Darlington on their way with a superb 3–2 win over Ernie Matthews .
12 BORUSSIA Dortmund maintained their slim title hopes with a 2–1 away win against Nuremberg today .
13 SOUTH Shields consolidated their second place in the league on Saturday with a convincing 3–0 win over visitors Vaux Ryhope .
14 Saracens , the only obstacle between Bath and the League One championship on April 25 , confirmed themselves as London 's highest placed club with a convincing 27–9 win over a lively London Irish side at Southgate .
15 Wings Steve Hackney of Leicester and Northampton 's Harvey Thorneycroft both scored a hat-trick of tries as England B began their tour of New Zealand with a crushing 68–4 win against North Otago .
16 Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship .
17 Dundalk clinched the double with victory over Derry in the 1988 FAI Cup Final and the following season the Brandywell club took the first step towards a unique treble with a stunning 4–0 win in the League Cup final at Oriel Park .
18 In the match of the tournament , Drake took the first set 6–3 only to see his advantage melt away as Alger powered his way back into the reckoning with a blistering 6–1 win in the second .
19 TEENAGER John Higgins last night capped an excellent 24 hours for Scottish snooker at the £250,000 Wickes British Open in Derby with a nerveless 5-3 win over England 's Nick Terry .
20 South Antrim 2 Kilkeel 0 SOUTH Antrim opened the season with a deserved 2–0 win over Kilkeel in the Kirk Cup at Lisburn Recreation Centre .
21 DUNFERMLINE leapfrogged over Kilmarnock into second-top spot in the First Division with a deserved 2-1 win over bottom club , Cowdenbeath .
22 PRESCOT returned to winning ways with a fine 3-1 win at Salford City on Friday night .
23 Britain secured their second victory in two nights over Belgium yesterday with a lopsided 10-0 win in Durham , although the Belgians , ranked 25th in the world , did not use their full international side .
24 IN the Willie Duffy North-West Premier Snooker Scratch League , leaders Green Baize ( Eglinton ) took their unbeaten run to 20 matches with a 4–2 away win over St Johnston .
25 Rovers went third in the first division on Tuesday night with a resounding 3-0 win over Southend at Prenton Park .
26 won the Northumberland and Durham Division One title with a resounding 42–3 win playing the sort of open rugby they are not often given credit for .
27 Glasgow City Brightsiders went back to the top of the men 's first division with a 117-67 away win over Cumnock .
28 Sunderland , at least , earned their place in the final with a conventional semi-final win , which is more than their victorious rivals could say .
29 Last night , he gave himself another opportunity to set the record straight with a gutsy 9–7 win against Scotland 's Alan McManus .
30 STEVE DAVIS last night clinched a quarter-final date with world No 2 Jimmy White in the Coalite World Matchplay at Doncaster with a comfortable 9-3 win over Alain Robidoux .
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