Example sentences of "to a [adj] win " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Duffy coasted to a 5-1 win over Vince McCluskey in the fourth round of the Nescafe Asian Open . |
| 2 | He hit one against Liverpool ( H 1–3 ) and another to secure a point at Manchester United ( 1–1 ) in 1969–70 , while in 1970–71 he stunned Leeds with a late equaliser ( H 1–1 ) and at Ipswich his penalty set us on the way to a 2–1 win . |
| 3 | The first century was not long delayed , 131 not out in the third Test helping his team to a seven-wicket win , and he ended his first Test series with an average of 147 . |
| 4 | But the highlight of the night was a superb five goal haul from last season 's leading goalscorer Kenny Morris — three from short corners — as Harp Senior League champions Holywood coasted to a 7-0 win over Civil Service at Olympia . |
| 5 | Matt Ryan … who won the individual gold in the three day event and led Australia to a famous win . |
| 6 | His Genius on the field spurred Blackpool to a famous win against Bolton in the 1953 cup final . |
| 7 | Byas , opening for the first time this season in any competition , hit his first century in one day cricket as Yorkshire cruised to a nine-wicket win over Derbyshire with 39 balls to spare . |
| 8 | BRIAN LARA cracked an unbeaten century to steer the West Indies to a nine-wicket win over South Africa in Bloemfontein yesterday . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A GOOD day for Scotland 's bowlers yesterday saw the women 's side set up a home international decider this afternoon against England while the men 's team , bidding for a third successive title , cruised to a convincing win over Ireland . |
| 11 | He scored on his debut , against Plymouth up at The Palace on 15 October when we romped to a 6–1 win , and went on to play in every remaining match that season . |
| 12 | Woodger made his Palace debut on 1 November 1905 at Swindon in a United League game , helped us to a 6–1 win and scored two goals . |
| 13 | At the top end of the draw , the United States swept to a 3-0 win over Denmark and will next face Austria . |
| 14 | A Ray Upton double gained Star their second success of the season with a 2-0 win against Holmlands in division one and Windmill sailed to a 6-3 win over ESWA with Dave Harding ( 3 ) , Gary Myers ( 2 ) and Tommy Cartwright scoring . |
| 15 | The derby against Hartlepool was a personal nightmare for skipper Kevan Smith , as he put through his own goal to set Alan Murray 's men on their way to a 2–0 win . |
| 16 | Captain Martin Crowe scored an unbeaten 57 as New Zealand cruised to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the third one-day international at Auckland . |
| 17 | HANSIE CRONJE took 5-32 as South Africa romped to a six-wicket win over India in their one-day international in Cape Town yesterday . |
| 18 | Barri Williams 's unbeaten 26 steered Tregaron to a six-wicket win over Aberaeron 2nds ( 64 all out ) , Will Davies and Arwyn Morgan both taking three wickets . |
| 19 | Featherstone , relegated last season , coasted to a 34-15 win at Huddersfield . |
| 20 | STEVE WALSH returned from a four-match ban to inspire Leicester to a great win over Swindon , who had Colin Calderwood sent off . |
| 21 | SCOTLAND suffered mixed fortunes yesterday with the women 's side romping to a 138-82 win over Ireland in the opening game of the Home International series in Perth , while in the men 's British championships at Swansea , the Scots were left empty-handed . |
| 22 | Scotland , on the other hand , open the World Cup against Costa Rica in Genoa — shades of Dortmund in 1974 when they sauntered to a 2-0 win over Zaire and did not realise that this was the game to build up a healthy balance of goals . |
| 23 | Millwall cruised to a 2-0 win over Leicester . |
| 24 | Cardiff swept to a 46-12 win over Aberavon , and their eight tries knocked Swansea off the top of the Heineken League for the first time since February 5 . |
| 25 | In the First Division , Dumbarton eased the threat of relegation thanks to a two-goal win over Cowdenbeath . |
| 26 | Ireland went down 68-94 to England in their opener and then lost out to a late rally that took Wales to a 92-82 win in their afternoon clash . |
| 27 | Southern Memories won in the style of a well handicapped horse as he cruised to a three-length win from Special One at Windsor last week . |
| 28 | Dundee tried hard to prevent the hat-trick but in the end the holders stormed to a 3–1 win in extra time . |
| 29 | Shrewd passes from Spurdle underlined Ants ' confidence as they progressed to a big win . |
| 30 | So in straight fights the Unionists were apparently on their way to a big win and the Labour-Liberal battles in three-cornered contests were merely an added bonus . |