Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [prep] [art] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 73rd-minute goal by substitute Andy Payton helped Middlesbrough to a 2–1 home victory over Oxford United that will have an enormous bearing on the Second Division 's promotion and relegation issues . |
| 2 | ‘ But I 'll never forget his face when I collected a winners ’ medal after West Ham beat Arsenal in the 1980 Cup final ! ’ |
| 3 | Ulster youngsters Claire Curran and Zara Wolseley helped Ireland to a 3-3 draw against Wales in the under 18 event yesterday , leaving their team four points ahead of Scotland in second place . |
| 4 | Davies the rugby player captained Cambridge to a 17–11 victory over Oxford in his fourth Varsity match last December and is almost certainly creating history by becoming the first to earn a rugby-soccer double Blue in the same season . |
| 5 | By a slim margin Ford defeated Reagan in the 1976 Convention , but the former governor had run surprisingly well and the conservative wing of the Republican party had substantially strengthened its position . |
| 6 | Young Irish star Adrian Maguire joined Scudamore on the 32 winner mark yesterday with Richard Dunwoody just one behind . |
| 7 | I heard Duncan on the 606 show and he made the classic comment about Jimmy Armfield that ‘ the manager 's indecision is final ’ . |
| 8 | Only Manchester United in two cups have won at Leeds since Ronnie Moran guided Liverpool to a 5-4 win 30 League games ago . |
| 9 | Strett 's conversion took Orrell to a 9–0 lead by half-time and the title was beckoning . |
| 10 | He 's a rifle crackshot who represented Scotland in the 1966 Commonwealth Games . |
| 11 | Ireland went down 68-94 to England in their opener and then lost out to a late rally that took Wales to a 92-82 win in their afternoon clash . |
| 12 | Home-bred by Derby winning owner Khalid Abdullah , Tremolando made virtually all the running to come home ten lengths clear of Graegos and put Eddery on the 55 mark . |
| 13 | Britain benefited from such a programme when they finished third at the Los Angeles Olympics , as did England at the 1986 World Cup . |
| 14 | Skipper Llewellyn 's try put Neath into a 5–3 lead after Aussie full-back Tim Kelahar had kicked a penalty in the second minute . |
| 15 | According to representatives of the French club they wanted to cash-flow the transfer fee in stages and put Nicholas on an eight month probation to see if he would behave . |
| 16 | Andrew , who led and inspired London to a 26-16 triumph over reigning Divisional champions Midlands , next weekend confronts triumphant South West captain Barnes , who masterminded something historic in Yorkshire . |
| 17 | A hat-trick from Jim Gannon led Stockport to a 4–1 victory over Exeter at Edgeley Park and second place on the Division Three table . |
| 18 | She left England after the 1688 Revolution and followed the Stuart family into exile at St Germain . |
| 19 | ‘ Look at the Irish flag , ’ said Bono at a mid-'80s concert . |
| 20 | Perthshire passed Morgan with a 48-7 win over relegated St Boswells to send Morgan to Division Three . |
| 21 | Moszkowicz was a key figure in the consortium that rescued Middlesbrough in the 1986 liquidation crisis but resigned the following year after boardroom differences . |
| 22 | Ford , which ended March with a 25 p.c. market share after setting its sights on 30 p.c. , denied there had been a last-minute rush and said a dealer incentive programme had helped its performance . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a painful calf injury , ’ explained Hoddle after the 2–2 draw . |
| 24 | NORWAY increased their lead to three points in the European Group Two World Cup qualifying section when they held Holland to a 0–0 draw in Rotterdam last night . |
| 25 | Twelve months later he was full back on the Cork minor side beaten by Galway in the All Ireland decider , but three seasons later revenge was sweet when Cork overcame Galway in the U-21 decider . |