Example sentences of "with a [adj] win [prep] " in BNC.

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1 MIKE GATTING 'S Middlesex clinched their first-ever Sunday League title with a five-wicket win over Yorkshire at Uxbridge .
2 Some Obligation bounced back from a season in the doldrums with a five-length win at Hereford last month and is capable of following up .
3 Middlesbrough reverted to their 4–5–1 away formation and climbed two places in the promotion race with a smash-and-grab win at Swindon .
4 Davis , who won the last of his six UK crowns in 1987 , reached the quarter-finals at Preston with a 9–4 win over 10th seed Steve James .
5 The frost put paid to Mowden Park 's home game , while Newcastle Gosforth warmed up for next weekend 's Pilkington Cup fourth round tie at Manchester with a 27–9 win over Nottingham .
6 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 .
7 Kerns also won the consolation singles , for those knocked out in the first round of the men 's singles , with a final win over Neil Butcher .
8 Monteith at featherweight was a 12–6 winner over Keith Butler of Killymount and Brian Magee atoned for his clubmate Frances Webb 's defeat with a 12–4 win over Thomas Donnelly of Kildress .
9 Senna regained the lead in the world drivers ' championship and broke the famous five-wins record of Monaco great Graham with a fortunate win in yesterday 's big race .
10 Nicky Jones was Deganwy 's star performer with a 21–5 win over H Cunnah while Darren Williams saw off G Cunnah 's challenge 21–8 .
11 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 .
12 MOTHERWELL climbed to the top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time since League reconstruction 14 years ago with a 1-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park last night .
13 The Crues made a positive step towards making the second stage of the TNT Gold Cup with a 3– win over Omagh Town in their first group match on Saturday .
14 Berwick crashed at home to Newcastle last Saturday , but staged a quick recovery with a last-heat win at Glasow .
15 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 .
16 And despite Bayfield 's withdrawal , Northampton also maintained a 100 per cent record with a 21-17 win over Saracens .
17 Claire herself had been beaten by Rebecca Foster but neatly and shrewdly worked her way back into the tournament with a strategic win over Rebecca Dunbar in the quarter final .
18 THAILAND 'S James Wattana booked his quarter-final place in the Royal Liver Assurance UK snooker Championship yesterday with a 9–1 win over Mike Hallett at Preston to set up a meeting with Jimmy White today .
19 Joe Swail also progressed to the televised stage of the tournament with a 5–2 win over Nick Terry .
20 Following confirmation that Alan Noble was returning to the club as chairman in the wake of Dick Corden 's departure , the season drew to a close with a 5–2 win over Exeter .
21 Hopes were raised with a 5–2 win at Chester .
22 Birmingham Bullets claimed eighth place with a 105–77 win over Cheshire .
23 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 .
24 Bangor Reserves , though , made it through to the second stage with a 2– win over Chimney Corner at Allen Park .
25 Bordon continued their run in the cup with a comprehensive win over Beaumont .
26 AC Milan , European Cup winners in 1989 and 1990 , underlined the strength of their challenge this season with a 4–0 win over Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia for a 5–0 aggregate triumph .
27 Wrecclesham returned to form with a 4–0 win against Grayshott , but Chiddingfold lost 1–0 to Woking Park .
28 Meridian A had a very comfortable 7–1 victory over St Albans B and St Albans A also eased through to the semis with a 4–0 win against Viking .
29 Thorpe B are already relegated , but they played well to hold Jaywick A to a draw , Tony Bull taking a maximum three , and Robin Rush chipping in with a good win over Doug Green .
30 Well Leeds have managed to extend their unbeaten run to 9 matches with a good win against Chelsea but comments in todays ( Mon ) Daily Telegraph attributed to Howard Wilkinson echo my sentiments .
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