Example sentences of "[prep] a victory over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wigan50 Bradford Northern8 TO THE acclamation of their ecstatic supporters , Wigan triumphantly paraded the Championship Trophy around Central Park after this formality of a victory over relegation-haunted Bradford Northern had confirmed a third successive Stones Bitter title for this peerless team . |
| 2 | Millns , who has signed a new five-year contract at Grace Road , was under scrutiny by England manager Micky Stewart during a victory over Essex before a foot injury struck him down , but he can not have done his claims much harm with 5 for 67 to make him — at that time — the country 's leading wicket-taker . |
| 3 | He was rewarded with a victory over Sri Lanka , and then chosen to lead the team to India , only for the tour to be cancelled because of the South African connections of himself and several members of the party . |
| 4 | Simon Rankin lost 5–9 4–9 6–9 to Duncan Cameron but David Gotto ended his injury-hit season with a victory over Billy White who retired injured in the third set . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've learned a lot since Belfast , ’ said Liubinskas who spent a year as assistant manager of AC Milan , favourites to win the European Cup with a victory over Marseille , the multi-talented French side which eliminated Glentoran in the first round . |
| 6 | Limavady also booked a place in the next round with a victory over Ballymena while Eglinton beat Bangor and Strabane recorded a magnificent win over Lisburn . |
| 7 | Glorious because they came away with a victory over Rosslyn Park … but no thanks to the quagmire at the Kingsholm ground . |
| 8 | THE Bangor club set something of a record yesterday when their junior team won the NIBA Tyrell Tanks Division one championship with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 9 | The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 10 | THE Bangor club set something of a record yesterday when their junior team won the NIBA Tyrell Tanks Division one championship with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 11 | The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 12 | It was McNeil 's first win over Graf and her first victory on the carpet surface of Madison Square Garden , while her German opponent went into the match having won her last four tournaments , including a victory over McNeil . |