Example sentences of "[prep] his team 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHRISTIAN Raducanu , the 22-year-old Romanian lock , disappeared from the party after his team 's 32-0 defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday . |
| 2 | The Springboks will rise again ’ — BOB DWYER ( Australia coach ) after his team 's overwhelming victory at Cape Town ( 26–3 ) . |
| 3 | Imagine the following : John Major ( the England manager ) is being interviewed on TV after his team 's 14–0 thrashing by Upper Volta under 14's . |
| 4 | Prince Rainier finances most of his team 's annual budget of £800,000 . |
| 5 | King 's 32 was the only other score in double figures , while Greenidge 's 134 out of 211 represented 63.5 per cent of his team 's total , a proportion that has only once been exceeded in all Tests . |
| 6 | Richardson , however , said yesterday that he was confident of his team 's chances . |
| 7 | Alex Ferguson , United 's manager , regards Robson 's presence in four of his team 's remaining six League matches as a realistic target and the captain is confident of playing in the first of them , at home to Southampton on Thursday . |
| 8 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 9 | The fact that he scored 20 of his team 's 48 league goals last season underlines that fact . |
| 10 | But Forest manager Clough , already upset with his team 's disappointing start , yesterday declared : ‘ Both players have been to see me about new contracts but they 're not getting them . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , manager Billy Bingham was happy with his team 's victory on a rain-sodden pitch in Vilnius but admitted : ‘ We put pressure on ourselves in the second half . |
| 12 | In the 55th minute , following another penalty corner variation , Gavin Crooks put the issue beyond doubt with his team 's third goal . |
| 13 | Hankin , who celebrated his first win as a Football League manager , said that he was unhappy with his team 's passing , especially in the first half , but he was delighted with their commitment . |
| 14 | Similarly some measure of Pakistan 's eventual triumph was due to Imran Khan 's unconventional tactics and the confidence which he demonstrated in his leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed by slotting him into his team 's battle plan at an early stage of proceedings . |
| 15 | Derek Dooley , the young Sheffield Wednesday centre-forward who scored forty-six goals in his team 's Second Division championship victory in 1951–2 , was the kind of hero every northern boy dreamed of becoming . |
| 16 | But the 24-year-old Kharin refused to leave Moscow and take part in his team 's preparations for the game , preferring instead to make final arrangements before leaving his country and moving to Stamford Bridge in a £200,000 deal . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson revealed last night he is so impressed by Wallace 's comeback that he is considering making room for him in his team 's title push . |
| 19 | Alliss , in foursomes partnership with Peter Dawson ( morning ) and Bernard Hunt ( afternoon ) , contributed two points in his team 's 8½ to 3½ triumph over Bruce Critchley 's Players . |
| 20 | In addition , vice captain Simon Quinn is a former Holywood player and Hiles believes that Stephen Brown will also play a key role in his team 's midfield . |
| 21 | Toye has been in the Armagh county squad in recent years and is a proven forward capable of turning the tide in his team 's favour . |
| 22 | Kilgour declared himself fit after defeating the championship 's host club 's champion Martin Palmer 4 and 3 in his team 's North Durham League match at Ravensworth on Tuesday night , his first major outing since a groin operation two months ago . |
| 23 | Caen 's Dutch dead ball specialist , Willy Gorter , had promised to score from his team 's first free-kick on his first appearance of the season against Lyon recently . |
| 24 | If Ferguson is really searching for someone to put the finishing touch to his team 's chances and not his own , he would be better offering the job to one of these often maligned stabbers-in of trifles . |
| 25 | The German skipper ascribed most of his problems to his team 's unfamiliarity with a boat as big as the 33ft ( 10.2m ) Farr MRX used . |
| 26 | The experienced goalkeeper reckons RUC , who were relegated from the senior ranks last season , Parkview , Larne and Wanderers will all pose a serious threat to his team 's chances . |
| 27 | The eager Yugoslav striker , who also provided the late winner last December that gave Red Star a 3–2 win over Anderlecht , was the key to his team 's 2–0 defeat of the Greeks . |
| 28 | Although Koch prides himself on his team 's technological programme , he admitted he had overlooked the change to daylight-saving time , which meant the races began an hour earlier , while the wind was still building . |
| 29 | Drafted into the final eleven when Hooper was ruled out on the morning of the match with a hairline fracture of the finger sustained in the nets , the 24-year old Adams would soon be called on to intervene on his team 's behalf with the bat . |
| 30 | Irish hockey coach Cees Koppelaar reflects on his team 's failure to qualify for the World Cup and his plans for the future I know there was some criticism when I had to leave before the final inter-provincial game in Dublin last season — that was because of my club commitments in Holland . |