Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] knocked [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But former boxing world champion Barry McGuigan was knocked out of the event with a blown engine on his Vauxhall Nova . |
| 2 | Whitby were knocked out of the Yorkshire Shield 7–4 by the visitors to their heavy pitch , Wibsey ( Bradford ) , while Knaresborough plunged to the heaviest defeat in the club 's nine-year history when they went down 57–0 to the newly-formed Hull and ER club . |
| 3 | Eric Bristow was knocked out of the British Darts Open in London last night by Charlie Holdaway , a 28-year-old furniture assembler from Isleworth , Middlesex . |
| 4 | DEFENDING champions Ajax Amsterdam were knocked out of the UEFA Cup last night when a 1–0 home victory was not enough to claw back a 4–2 first leg deficit to French club Auxerre in the quarter-finals . |
| 5 | Speed has endured a miserable November , with Leeds being knocked out of the European and Coca-Cola Cups , and Wales crashing to Belgium in Wednesday 's World Cup qualifying tie . |