Example sentences of "points in the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Theoretically , most referees are supposed to look for full points in the first instance and half-points afterwards .
2 They ought to have pocketed three points in the first half-hour but Tony Adams , a more threatening centre-forward on his forays than the current Alan Smith , missed the target with two headers and David Rocastle let Dave Beasant save a penalty , much as the stretch-version keeper had done for Wimbledon in the 1988 FA Cup final .
3 If the CBSO strings failed to assert themselves strongly enough in the overall balance at certain crucial points in the first movement , they certainly approached the textural problems of the adagio with great sensitivity and , when it came to them , phrased the main theme as eloquently as the clarinet had done on its first appearance .
4 Swedish international Henrik Gustafsson won two of the last three heats to give King 's Lynn a 47–43 success over Swindon , who had struck with maximum points in the first race from Mitch Shirra and Standing .
5 Colchester only scored six points in the first set but held off the Nomads for more than 27 minutes thanks to solid defence .
6 ‘ I 'm just really happy I was able to come back in the second and third sets , ’ said Sukova , who held three set points in the first set , including two in the tie-break , before Sanchez took the decider 9–7 .
7 Brannen came from behind to snatch a World Student Games bronze medal at the same track last July and remains confident of overhauling Kruger , a training partner as well as chief rival , who amassed 4,012 points in the first five events .
8 With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals .
9 With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals .
10 Harrogate scored all their points in the first half with a try by their Yorkshire scrum half , Guy Easterby , from a blind side scrum move , Steve Baker touching down a try following a tap penalty move .
11 INVESTORS took their cue yesterday from the generally dubious reaction of the media to the Budget and the FT-SE 100-Share Index fell 36 points in the first 15 minutes of trading before staging a partial rally to close 29.4 lower on the day at 2,889.9 , 100 points below its all-time high two weeks ago .
12 World No1 Hendry held too many aces for the second-season professional , who scored 51 points in the first frame , eight in the third and none in the other three .
13 Quins led 20–7 at the break , but Rugby scored 22 points in the second half to record their second league win .
14 On the same day Free State beat Western Province in Bloemfontein 37–19 , the home side scoring 28 points in the second half .
15 But London could n't convert overwhelming territory and possession into points in the second half .
16 For all that last season 's treble winners could still have clinched both points in the second half .
17 She failed , only for Rickett to miss five set points in the 12th game .
18 She failed , only for Rickett to miss five set points in the 12th game .
19 WILF O'REILLY , Britain 's 1991 world champion , lost his title to Olympic 1,000 metres gold medallist Ki Hoon Kim , who won the 500m , 1,000m , 1,500m and 3,000m finals to collect a maximum 20 points in the 12th World Short-Track Speed Skating Championships in Denver , Colorado .
20 It showed as they rattled up 18 unanswered points in the last 10 minutes — including a 50th test try for Campese — to inflict the Boks ' heaviest-ever defeat , and give their retiring skipper a rousing send off .
21 The host team almost doubled their score with 22 points in the last 20 minutes to make this a most unhappy day for a desperately tired and sore Rugby Canada .
22 But the undertone was exceedingly fragile , with many traders prepared to bank on the FT-SE falling below 2,200 points in the next few weeks unless the 15 per cent rates do turn out to be just a short-lived shock .
23 We explore both these points in the next chapter .
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