Example sentences of "failed take a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Full-back Huw Davies failed to take a scoring pass 20 yards out early in the second half and Thomas failed with four penalties , the first two against the wind . |
| 2 | His son was educated at Winchester and Magdalene College , Cambridge , where he failed to take a degree , and preferred fast cars and horse-racing to the solitude of the bush . |
| 3 | He was educated at Harrow , won an exhibition to New College , Oxford , where he failed to take a degree , and finally went to Trinity College , Dublin ( BA and MA , 1919 ) . |
| 4 | Senior management failed to take a lead in clarifying the role of the Beacon in the department 's services to under fives . |
| 5 | He failed to take a wicket at Sydney in the next Test , and helped Gibbs to a reciprocal three wickets in four balls by falling to the first he received . |
| 6 | A larger crowd than normal subsequently turned up at Cardiff to see if Gover 's cure had worked , and Griffin sent down 18 blameless overs but failed to take a wicket . |