Example sentences of "[verb] away a [adj] lead " in BNC.
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| 1 | BILLY BONDS hit out at his West Ham side after they threw away a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw with Luton at Upton Park . |
| 2 | It was an afternoon of high drama and low farce in which Cambridge all but threw away a 15-0 lead before Oxford , with a plethora of errors , nullified two fine tries by their American wing Hein . |
| 3 | However , both lost form alarmingly in midweek , Chester losing 3–2 at home to Hebburn , while Durham threw away a two-goal lead before drawing at Bedlington . |
| 4 | The former England international slammed the new rules as ‘ crazy ’ after his side threw away a three-goal lead . |
| 5 | As Taylor began planning an improbable revival in Washington on Sunday against a Brazilian side that threw away a three-goal lead in a 3–3 draw with Germany last night , FA chairman Sir Bert Millichip emerged as a key figure . |
| 6 | For the second week in succession , Spurs ' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0 lead . |