Example sentences of "[noun] with a [num] victory [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE San Francisco 49ers took a big step towards the Super Bowl by clinching the NFC West division and securing home advantage throughout the play-offs with a 21-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . |
| 2 | THAILAND 'S James Wattana shocked in-form John Parrott with a 10–5 victory in the final of the £60,000 Humo Masters in Antwerp last night to claim the £15,000 winner 's cheque . |
| 3 | Western , who on Saturday clinched the Torrie Stockbrokers National Premier Outdoor League title for the 11th consecutive year , booked their place with a 2-0 victory over injury-hit Hyndland at Peffermill , where Susan Fraser and Linda Chirrie got the goals . |
| 4 | BRITAIN 'S women 's hockey team earned an Olympic semi-final place with a 3-2 victory over New Zealand . |
| 5 | ALEX HIGGINS continued his snooker comeback with a 5–1 victory over Anthony O'Connor in the fifth round of the B&H Championship in Glasgow last night . |
| 6 | David Rogers spearheaded Esclusham 's charge with a 21–4 victory over Nicky Jones while Dave Jones routed Gary McGill 21–8 to hoist Esclusham into third place with a match in hand . |
| 7 | Real kept their 100 per cent home record with a 3-1 victory over Espanol . |
| 8 | While Surrey took top honours during the two-day event which involved 1,000 players and 52 counties , Hertfordshire won the under-21 title with a 14–11 victory over Bedfordshire . |
| 9 | There was cause for celebration for the Centrecourt Cardinals , Basingstoke , who had their first ever win in the event with a 2–0 victory over 'Europ , a' Southampton . |
| 10 | The brindle made the trip from Roscommon to stamp his authority on the event with a 30.66 victory over the 550 yard trip . |
| 11 | Ebbw Vale rocketed into the Division Two promotion race with a 28–20 victory over Dunvant . |
| 12 | TERRY Murphy , ranked 138th in the world , achieved a personal best in ranking snooker tournaments by earning a place in the 32-man final phase of the £224,000 Dubai Duty Free Classic with a 5–3 victory over former world champion Joe Johnson in Blackpool . |
| 13 | James Wattana , of Thailand , followed his 6–2 defeat of Allison Fisher in Bawtry on Saturday night with a 6–2 victory over Tony Meo in Hull . |
| 14 | Derry followed last Sunday 's disappointing defeat by Shelbourne at Tolka Park by restoring a measure of self belief on Thursday night with a 1–0 victory over Monaghan United in the second round of the League Cup . |
| 15 | STEVE DAVIS reached the semi-finals of the £150,000 Humo European Open in Antwerp last night with a 5-1 victory over Steve Lee . |
| 16 | ENGLAND 's women had no problem retaining the Triple Crown when they followed the 13–2 defeat of Scotland last week with a 10–0 victory over Wales at Birmingham on Saturday . |
| 17 | Rookie professional , Steve Lee , continued his purple patch with a 5-2 victory over world No10 , Steve James . |
| 18 | England started in the team tournament with a 4–2 victory over Austria to open up a chance for bronze or silver medal . |
| 19 | On Saturday , Town made it four wins in a row with a three-two victory at Bournemouth . |
| 20 | But Stewart was in much better form — and scored the winner — as the Merseysiders launched their title drive with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday . |
| 21 | CHELSEA brought Manchester United crashing to their first defeat in 16 league games with a 1–0 victory at Stamford Bridge today . |
| 22 | Ironically , it ended just as the Giants were putting themselves into the play-off hunt with a 27–7 victory over the Green Bay Packers for their third straight win . |
| 23 | SCARBOROUGH strolled into the semi-finals of the North Riding Senior Cup with a 6–2 victory over Middlesbrough Reserves . |
| 24 | Manchester United3 MANCHESTER United 's impressive season continued when their youngsters clasped one hand firmly on the FA Youth Cup with a 3–1 victory over Crystal Palace in the first leg of the final at Selhurst Park last night . |
| 25 | Gourlay went on to complete his win with a 7-3 victory in the fourth set . |
| 26 | Parrott , meanwhile , dashed Steve Davis 's hopes of a seventh UK crown with a 9–5 victory in the other semi-final . |
| 27 | THE OAKLAND Athletics came back to win the first game of the best-of-seven American League championship series with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays , on Tuesday . |