Example sentences of "[noun prp] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANDRE AGASSI cruised to a comfortable 6-1 , 6-2 , 6-2 triumph over Marc Rosset last night to give the United States a 1-0 lead over Switzerland in the Davis Cup final . |
| 2 | A POWERFUL low drive by Nick Summerbee earned England a 1–0 win over Scotland and eased them into the final of the Under-21 tournament in Toulon last night . |
| 3 | TREVOR GORDON sunk two free throws two seconds from time to give England a 75–71 triumph over Russia at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre last night . |
| 4 | Frank Pingel 's second half goal gave Denmark a 1–0 victory over Albania in Tirana , keeping the European champions unbeaten and one point behind the Republic of Ireland in group three . |
| 5 | AN interception try and a penalty , both in the last five minutes , earned Llanelli a narrow victory over Boroughmuir in a spectacular game in front of a 4,000 crowd at Meggetland last night . |
| 6 | First-half goals by Brian Grant and Paul Kane gave Aberdeen a 2–0 win over Motherwell . |
| 7 | Norman Pinder gave Meryl a hesitant smile over the top of his tray . |
| 8 | There was one surprise result as Brent Kidd 's double strike gave Section Two side Ballynahinch a 2-0 win over Newry at Blaris and a quarter-final tie with Garvey this afternoon . |
| 9 | ‘ Sit down before you go , ’ said Mrs Parker kindly ; she thought McAllister a great improvement over Bailey , so soft-spoken and pleasant . |
| 10 | Nottm Forest 0 , Sheff W 2 FIRST-HALF goals by Williams and Hirst gave Sheffield Wednesday a notable victory over a Nottingham Forest side buckling under the strain of playing four matches in a week , writes Don Hardisty . |
| 11 | KEVIN DEARDEN saved a second-half penalty to earn Birmingham a 2–1 victory over Bolton which lifted them back to the top of the Third Division for the first time since November . |
| 12 | Swedish international Henrik Gustafsson won two of the last three heats to give King 's Lynn a 47–43 success over Swindon , who had struck with maximum points in the first race from Mitch Shirra and Standing . |