Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] win " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to make sure we do n't fall flat on our faces after a great win at West Brom . |
| 2 | Sunderland 's last visit to Wembley in a cup competition was the 1985 Milk Cup final against Norwich City , which followed a 3–2 semi-final second-leg victory at Stamford Bridge after a 2–0 win at home . |
| 3 | Barnton lie only two points behind Mobberley after a convincing win at Knutsford . |
| 4 | Leeds had a good start in the new competition , climbing to second place after a 7–1 win over Barnsley in October , in which Price got five of the goals . |
| 5 | The Indians , who qualified for the finals after a last-gasp win over West Indies in the final qualifying match , were never on course to match Australia 's 233 for 5 , the feature of which was an innings of 73 from Dean Jones , recalled after surprisingly being omitted from the previous match . |
| 6 | The odds had turned towards the Giants on Sunday after a 6-4 win at Candlestick Park . |
| 7 | AD LIB RALLY LATEST … over in Gloucester rugby fans have spent the weekend celebrating after a famous win over Saracens … but the price of victory for the cherry and whites was an injury to scrum half Marcus Hannaford which has put him in hospital and put the good name of the sport to the test |
| 8 | HIGHTOWN moved two points clear at the top of the National Women 's Hockey League ( Div 1 ) after a 3-0 win at Chelmsford . |
| 9 | It can only be surmised that the Marquis was feeling pretty flush after a good win when he made that entry into his accounts , or the caddie was a highly favoured young man indeed , for four shillings at that time would have been over the top on the percentages that a caddie can expect from his round nowadays . |
| 10 | Swansea next put their unbeaten record to the test against rivals Neath — also yet to lose a game after a 32-10 win at home to Newport . |
| 11 | In Spain Real Madrid now lead on goal difference from Atletico Madrid and Sevilla after a 4-1 win over Cadiz , Hugo Sanchez scoring two and Bernd Schuster one . |
| 12 | Electric Supply ( Craig Till 2 , Lee Murphy 2 ) also stay unbeaten after a 4-1 win over AHF Video ( Tommy Callaghan ) , APH ( Stowe 2 ) shared four goals with Mossley Hill ( Steve O'Rourke , Dean Sayer ) and Malvern ( Neil Marshall , Brian Gowby ) also drew 2-2 with Woolton ( Fisher 2 ) . |
| 13 | The season turned from trauma … to triumph for Gloucester … finishing fifth in the league after a 25-5 win over Harlequins . |
| 14 | Most were still bewildered by the way Northampton opened out the game to create openings for surprise attacks , and after a 4–1 win at Swindon , the Railwaymen 's international winger Fleming told Chapman : ‘ You have something more than a team : you have a machine . ’ |
| 15 | To make matters even worse for AC , city rivals Internazionale moved level with Torino on 11 points after a 4–1 win at struggling Pescara . |
| 16 | And Wasps remain the fourth undefeated club in the First Division after a 15-13 win at Harlequins . |
| 17 | Southend 's players flew off for a week 's break in Spain after a 2-1 win at Halifax which put them five points clear at the top of the Fourth Division . |
| 18 | JODAMI remains a best-priced 4-1 for next month 's Cheltenham Gold Cup after a thrilling win over Chatam in Ireland 's most prestigious steeplechase yesterday at Leopardstown . |
| 19 | BRADBURY STAR remains a 16–1 shot for the Gold Cup after an inconclusive win at Cheltenham yesterday . |
| 20 | The hamstring pull which put Lydon out of the Test series was sustained in the closing minutes of a 50-4 win over Chorley . |
| 21 | Odds of a small win are even better , about one in four . |
| 22 | He had high expectations of a big win ; his new moves . |
| 23 | Now there was a theory in the south of England , that when one retired , for the first year , you dumped most of your lump sum into premium bonds on the hope of a big win , and then after the first year you invested it , you see , having taken the big win . |
| 24 | Well , for a pound you have a much better chance of a big win on the football pools than on horses , but that 's purely because of the odds offered . |
| 25 | He put in a year , or rather five races , with Andy Granatelli 's STP team — Granatelli being a lifelong friend and Mario 's fellow opera buff , Aida , Rigoletto , the kind of music Mario says fits his ear — but the heavy clumsy March 701 of those days was no great success , despite a remarkable win in Spain . |
| 26 | On the opening day , they trailed Yorkshire 4–2 after the singles , despite an encouraging win for 18 year old Nick Weal over the vastly more experienced Simon Ickringill . |
| 27 | There seemed little chance of an away win when Lineker and a Teale own goal gave Spurs a 2–0 cushion after only 13 minutes . |
| 28 | And although enforcement of the follow-on was a formality with just four sessions remaining , the New Zealanders ' lower-order resistance , coupled with English tiredness , made the likelihood of an away win more open to question . |
| 29 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 30 | It sounded like a good win in the face of negative tactics . |