Example sentences of "at the [adj] post " in BNC.
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| 1 | After being defeated by Botvinnik on a number of occasions — notably at the great Avro Tournament of 1938 and at the first post war tournament held to find a successor to the late Alekhine — he finally got his revenge with a triumphal victory over the Soviet champion in the USSR . |
| 2 | That was what happened in 1984 when Renault 's Formula 1 programme fell into disarray the season after it had just been pipped at the final post by the Brabham-BMW team . |
| 3 | Late on , County replaced the striker Gary McDonald with Mark Howard , who might have scored from his first kick , shooting wide five yards out at the far post . |
| 4 | Mountfield , prising himself away momentarily from the Tipton Terror , met the ball at the far post to score the kind of goal that was his trademark at Everton . |
| 5 | Gleeson equalised for London when he met a cross at the far post from his fellow winger Wyke , but Ralph then gave Oxford their first win since they beat Cheam on October 21 . |
| 6 | Forsyth forced a corner on the left , Beagrie swung the ball towards the near post , Adams nodded it on and Wise forced in England 's first goal at the far post . |
| 7 | He equalised only a minute after Chelsea had taken the lead when Wise , at the far post , had stabbed in an aimless Stuart cross after 26 minutes . |
| 8 | He was centrally positioned in the six-yard box when he headed the first after 15 minutes ; the second , eight minutes before half-time , he met equally powerfully at the far post . |
| 9 | All but a handful of the 18,298 crowd stayed in their places but their growing frustration reached fever pitch in the 88th minute when Adams stole in unmarked at the far post to volley home Le Tissier 's inviting cross . |
| 10 | Twice Cantona stole into position at the far post waiting in vain for crosses . |
| 11 | It worked until the 64th minute , when Saunders at last found some space to cross for Atkinson to head home at the far post . |
| 12 | Ian Rush fed the ball to Steve McManaman , who for just about the first time was decisive with his delivery , hitting the ball low across the face of the goal , and there was Walters at the far post to tap it in . |
| 13 | It emerged at the far post where McGoldrick slid in to score his seventh goal of the season . |
| 14 | He spotted McCoist unmarked at the far post , and reached him with a fine cross . |
| 15 | Micky Bennett 's free-kick was flicked on by Gary Blissett and Allon steered the ball in at the far post . |
| 16 | He looked up and spotted McSwegan unmarked at the far post . |
| 17 | Rangers , without a win in their last eight league games , clinched a deserved victory when Mark Bradshaw scored at the far post . |
| 18 | Wright knocked the free kick head high across goal and Wilkinson escaped his marker to nod home at the far post . |
| 19 | There seemed a strange lack of conviction about the Ipswich display and three minutes before the interval there was another scare when Hendrie crossed from the right but Wilkinson headed wide at the far post . |
| 20 | Sarah Bamfield seized on a loose ball and swung the ball across the D for Lucy Youngs to poke home at the far post . |
| 21 | This time Stewart ran in unmarked at the far post to score with a downward header from Jan Molby 's free kick . |
| 22 | Celtic made the breakthrough in the 11th minute when the recalled Charlie Nicholas was first presented with an opening six yards from goal but hesitated , leaving the chance to his striking partner , Frank McAvennie , who appeared at the far post to squeeze the ball in . |
| 23 | The visitors bounced back with Mitchell heading wide at the far post and Cormac O'Donnell bursting into the box where Mark Donnelly 's tackle ended the danger in circumstances that might have brought a spot kick . |
| 24 | Who else but the irrepressible Cowan who knocked the ball in at the far post after an excellent build-up involving Gregg Davidson , Peter Murray , Russell and Sandy Fraser who supplied the final pass . |
| 25 | Anyway , it comprised of 4 or 5 short/quick one touch passes between Soton players — down the side to Batty , first time left foot cross — Deane rose and a superb little glancing header floated in at the far post … off the post . |
| 26 | Four minutes later Mervyn grabbed his second when he met a cross from his brother , Neil , at the far post . |
| 27 | Straight after the break skipper Alan Kernaghan took advantage of slack marking at the far post to head in Jimmy Phillips ' free kick . |
| 28 | In a lively first half Paul Wilkinson wasted a good chance at the far post after 33 minutes . |
| 29 | David Kerslake drove the ball across the face of goal from the right and unmarked Taylor scored with a low shot at the far post . |
| 30 | He headed wide at the far post and then forced Reece to push his angled shot round a post . |