Example sentences of "[noun] to a [adj] victory over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically there was a Molby in the team when Northern Ireland last played in Denmark — Jan 's young cousin Johnny who helped his side to a 2–1 victory over Billy Bingham 's men in November 1991 . |
| 2 | Ironically there was a Molby in the team when Northern Ireland last played in Denmark — Jan 's young cousin Johnny who helped his side to a 2–1 victory over Billy Bingham 's men in November 1991 . |
| 3 | The theory under attack was the notion that a band of prophets , under the leadership of William Wilberforce , had roused the conscience of a corrupted nation and led humanity to a decisive victory over the evils of materialism , avarice and human exploitation . |
| 4 | MARK APPLESON scored two tries to steer Scotland to a 22–12 victory over Natal in the Dubai rugby union Sevens final yesterday . |
| 5 | Davies the rugby player captained Cambridge to a 17–11 victory over Oxford in his fourth Varsity match last December and is almost certainly creating history by becoming the first to earn a rugby-soccer double Blue in the same season . |
| 6 | Zimbabwe Test star Alistair Campbell reached 600 runs for the season with an undefeated century helped Wallasey to a 214-run victory over Sefton . |
| 7 | The 24-year-old running back , the leading rusher in the NFL , turned in yet another phenomenal performance to lead the Steelers to a 30–14 victory over the Indianapolis Colts . |
| 8 | An opening blitz of 17 points in seven minutes put Wales well on their way to a 35–14 victory over Zimbabwe in the first match of their six-game African tour in Bulawayo . |
| 9 | This is the pick of several spectacular holes on the beautifully wooded Craigavad course , and the defending champion was only inches shy of a sensational eagle-two on her way to a thrilling victory over the redoubtable Tracey Eakin , from Laytown . |
| 10 | A hat-trick from Jim Gannon led Stockport to a 4–1 victory over Exeter at Edgeley Park and second place on the Division Three table . |
| 11 | WOORKERI RAMAN hit his first one-day international century to lead India to a four-wicket victory over South Africa with five balls remaining in Pretoria yesterday . |