Example sentences of "[adv prt] to win [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Cleveland Owens , as he was christened , eclipsed the achievements of every previous Olympian when he swept through to win the sprint and long jump events , only to be rebuffed at the presentation ceremonies . |
| 2 | American Danny Sullivan went on to win a race which also saw Emerson Fittipaldi , of Brazil , who shared the front row with Mansell , knocked out in a separate accident . |
| 3 | Iris , who cheered Linford on to win a gold medal in the Olympics , had a warning for the burglars . |
| 4 | I honestly believed Graeme Souness ' men would overturn their 42 first leg deficit and go on to win a tournament desperately lacking in class participants . |
| 5 | She went on to win a host of medals and trophies . |
| 6 | She went on to win an Oscar for Roman Holiday and charmed cinema-goers with films like Funny Face and My Fair Lady . |
| 7 | Should United beat Forest and then go on to win the championship , the UEFA Cup place will go to the team finishing third in the First Division , sparking off a League scramble between Manchester City , Sheffield Wednesday , Liverpool and Arsenal . |
| 8 | He slipped to fifth with just four laps to go , but miraculously , he hauled himself third place and hung on to win the championship by just one point . |
| 9 | Lynch , who fell on Barney Maclyvie at the first 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have been told that a lot of good jockeys have fallen at the first fence in their first ride in the National and then gone on to win the race next time . |
| 10 | While Hunt went on to win the race from Lauda , he was disqualified two months later , with the maximum points going to the defending champion . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , you 'll pass all right , and then go on to win the race . ’ |
| 12 | They stopped to help the Danes straighten their bent rudder instead of going on to win the gold medal themselves . |
| 13 | Leeds defeated Rangers 2-0 at Elland Road and had a no-scoring draw at Ibrox , and went on to win the competition . |
| 14 | He lost the first set , but went on to win the match and the event . |
| 15 | Somehow I ca n't see us remaining in the number two position — but fingers crossed scumta will strike down our foes and inspire out team to greater things and we 'll go on to win the league . |
| 16 | But Huddersfield lost the Cup in a replay at Bolton , the Wanderers , with their graceful and deadly striker David Jack , going on to win the trophy in the first final to be played at Wembley . |
| 17 | Denmark , the country that likes to say no , ruffled more than a few egos when they said yes to becoming European Championship substitutes and drew with England in their opening game before going on to win the trophy . |
| 18 | The Chindit went on to win the Arbortech Carving Award at last year 's Woodworker Show , sponsored by M&M Distributors of Bexhill-on-Sea |
| 19 | This enabled me to put in all the words I consider legal and thus go on to win the game . |
| 20 | This enabled me to put in all the words I consider legal and thus go on to win the game . |
| 21 | If Edberg wins and goes on to win the final , the London-based Swede will regain the top spot Courier has held for all but six weeks of this year . |
| 22 | Keith went on to win the district final and a prize of £300 . |
| 23 | He went on to win the seat , despite the fact that the former MP , Paddy Maxwell , stood as an Independent . |
| 24 | One of his offspring , Jagen Dreaming Blue , was a key member of the Southern Obedience Team , a great achievement in itself , but when the team went on to win the team event at Crufts Dog Show , it was patently clear that the show dogs of today , given a chance , can still perform in the obedience arena at the highest level . |
| 25 | One is to settle for being a minority government , and hope to collect enough support each time a parliamentary vote comes up to win the day and stay in office . |
| 26 | Charming at first sight is this picture of the warm-blooded sailor who sets out to win a girl because he has been told he is beneath her . |
| 27 | Robson said : ‘ At the start of every season you set out to win a trophy . |
| 28 | Now as the city of Manchester goes all out to win the race to host the Olympic games … our own town of Banbury has beaten them to a gold medal … the local boatbuilding firm of Laser will be racing at the next Olympics and to celebrate they 're having a water sports week |
| 29 | MINI MARVEL Lyric Fantasy blitzed the big boys at York yesterday as Richard Hannon set out to win the trainer 's title in one hit . |
| 30 | Here was the most loved owner in British racing , the most adored individual in British society , about to win the country 's greatest steeplechase — a fitting reward for all that she had put into the sport . |