Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] win [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It sounded like a good win in the face of negative tactics . |
| 3 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27–6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 4 | Kansas City booked a play-off place with a 42-20 win over the Denver Broncos , converting two John Elway interceptions and a fumble into touchdowns . |
| 5 | In December , London inflicted Kingston 's first domestic defeat of the season with a one-point win in the second leg of the NatWest Trophy semi-finals , though Kingston went on to retain the title . |
| 6 | Guildford duly collected the crown with a 12–6 win on the Isle of Wight , but Chelmsford coach Brad Doshan believes the final placings could actually work out in his team 's favour . |
| 7 | Denver Broncos kept their lead in the AFC West with a 27–16 win over the New York Jets . |
| 8 | CITY OF EDINBURGH women stayed on top of the Scottish League first division yesterday with a 99-48 win over an Edinburgh Royals side containing at least four players who have represented Scotland . |
| 9 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27-6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 10 | Braintree have the psychological edge today , having knocked Margate from the top of the table early in the season with a 5–1 win after a seaside special on the Kent coast . |
| 11 | The Hillsborough duo of Greer and co-driver Dean Beckett , pictured above after they jumped to the top of the Vard RIAC series last Sunday with a remarkable win on the Carlow round , an event expected to be dominated by the local ‘ aces ’ Enda Nolan and Stephen Murphy . |
| 12 | The 6ft 9in American centre scored 31 points , gathered several fistfuls of rebounds , hit two one-handed slams and threw in a three-pointer to lead Kingston into the semi-finals of the men 's competition with a 112-62 win over an underpowered team from Oslo . |
| 13 | YACHTING : Iain Percy scored Britain 's first major success at the Nautica World Youth Championships in Portual yesterday with an outright win in the Laser class . |
| 14 | Delighted with their silver medals for reaching the final against the world champions , England saw the match open with an expected win by the world champion Jorgen Persson over English champion Chen Xinhua 21–8 , 21–18 . |
| 15 | Hereford 's 5 month wait for an away win in the league came to an end at Spotland . |
| 16 | Richmond coach , Kevin Boroevich , will have to eat some humble pie at training after being sent off for punching in the 21–15 win in a friendly against Fylde . |
| 17 | Defending champions Denbigh moved themselves menacingly into second place by crushing Craig-y-Don 9–1 in the biggest win of the week , but Sunny Rhyl lost ground in a shock 7–3 tumble at lowly Min-y-Don Park . |
| 18 | On top of that , scoring the third in the 3–1 win over the Sky Blues made him the youngest scorer of a First Division goal . |
| 19 | BRIDGEND helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity on their recent trip to Ireland — and thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they scored 13 tries in a 64–15 win over a Wexford President 's XV . |
| 20 | There was a turning point in the Japanese advance in the Pacific at the beginning of June 1942 , when the ‘ Battle of Midway ’ took place and resulted in a decisive win for the American forces . |
| 21 | Rasari , a soldier with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon , had already scored two tries with his huge lopping stride in a one-sided 28–4 victory over Australia in the semi-final and one in a 22–6 win against a French side containing Sella , Viars and Cabannes . |
| 22 | Playing for the New Zealand Barbarians in a 23–13 win over a strong Public School Wanderers side , Botha ended a superb personal display in soaking conditions with his shorts as pristine white as when he had started the game , during which he had given a cultured demonstration of the arts of reading the game and tactical kicking . |
| 23 | Yorkshire proceeded to squander the final two doubles in a 6–3 win over the previously unbeaten Essex , and Hampshire went back on court needing to win all three doubles matches to secure the necessary 8–1 margin over Middlesex . |
| 24 | FINN HARPS keeper Chris Whelton scored two penalties in a thrilling 4-3 victory over Athol , a week after saving a penalty and then converting a spot kick in a 4-1 win over the same opponents . |
| 25 | Without doubt the most successful of the new Frers 44s on the Solent CHS circuit , culminating in a resounding win in the Round the Island Race — the first time a Swan has taken the coveted Gold Roman Bowl . |
| 26 | It was cloudy and cooler at first after overnight rain and a light tailwind seemed to blow Holmann of Norway down the course as he took long slow strides to the first win of the day , making it look easy . |
| 27 | The former Australian captain , who retired from international rugby after the world champions ' 26–3 victory over South Africa in Cape Town in August , inspired a guest XV to a convincing win over the Light Blues . |
| 28 | Jerry Rice 's 42-yard touchdown catch led the San Francisco 49ers to a 27–10 win over the Los Angeles Rams while the Minnesota Vikings continued their march to the NFC Central crown when Aundray McMillan 's 25-yard interception touchdown clinched a 17–13 win over the Cleveland Browns . |
| 29 | The talented provincial player guided his triple of Barry Moffatt and Jeremy Henry to a 23-14 win over the Ballymena trio of Billy McCandless , Jack Robinson and Roy McCune . |
| 30 | The talented provincial player guided his triple of Barry Moffatt and Jeremy Henry to a 23–14 win over the Ballymena trio of Billy McCandless , Jack Robinson and Roy McCune . |