Example sentences of "[vb infin] won [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ David Harrison was convinced that he would have won with a clear run and while it 's hard to be definite about that , he would certainly have been placed . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If the turf had been hard , ’ he said , ‘ we 'd have won by a hundred yards , ’ and then elaborated about Sir Ivor : |
| 3 | An exasperated Josh Gifford claimed — with much justification — that ‘ I should have won by a furlong . |
| 4 | That kind of morale booster is infectious and they could well have won by a bigger margin . |
| 5 | Stewart slotted in well in his first full game and Liverpool should have won by a much bigger margin . |
| 6 | Against Tipperary , Galway showed superb resilience and determination , quenching the fire and verve of Babs ' Keating 's side to such an extent that they could and should have won by a much greater margin . |