Example sentences of "beat [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they beat First Division Maesteg at the Arms Park on December 19 , Cardiff will face the winner of Narberth and St Peter 's . |
| 2 | It beats last year 's record of 47 ( in Atlanta ) by 9 . |
| 3 | Wake , junior ABA champion and defending his schools title against the boy he beat last year , Roger Campbell , of Hampshire , found it hard going against a shorter but stockier opponent and had to survive being hurt in a tough second round before being given a majority decision . |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell , the man whom Senna beat last season , has of course , a Rug Nightmare and a Moustache Nightmare . |
| 5 | Wales hope Cyprus , whom they beat last month , can do them a favour by pinching points from their main rivals in the run in . |
| 6 | Erm the team we beat last week |
| 7 | Britain 's Clare Wood beat tenth seed Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer , of South Africa , 4-6 , 6-2 , 6-1 in a first-round contest , while fifth-seeded Helena Sukova trounced American Caroline Kuhlman 6-1 , 6-3 in a second-round encounter . |
| 8 | Boro beat Third Division Peterborough with a goal ten minutes from time to win a tense Rumbelows League Cup quarter-final at Ayresome Park . |
| 9 | Shilton 's goalkeeping and extra pace in the back four should make them hard to beat next summer , but goals will be a problem if Lineker does not rediscover his finishing touch and the team as a whole lacks subtlety and imagination . |
| 10 | Yesterday 's poor figures to 30 June were expected after the fire alarm and data storage group warned two weeks ago that it was unlikely to beat last year 's £10m . |
| 11 | Local charities and causes will benefit from their hard work and the target is to beat last year 's total . |
| 12 | Earlier , Price came from 3-1 down to beat last year 's runner-up , Mark Johnston-Allan , 5-3. 930219 |
| 13 | Smith hit back to beat last year 's beaten finalist and former champion , John Price , from Port Talbot , 6-7 , 7-2 , 5-7 , 7-2 , 7-0 . |
| 14 | Smith hit back to beat last year 's beaten finalist and former champion , John Price , from Port Talbot , 6-7 , 7-2 , 5-7 , 7-2 , 7-0 . |
| 15 | Devoy , champion seven times in succession until she was beaten last year , meets England 's Martine Le Moignan in the final . |
| 16 | At Rackhams in Birmingham , sales have already beaten last year 's figures after the store decided to open on the last four Sundays before Christmas . |
| 17 | Coventry v Arsenal Arsenal return to one of the few grounds where they were beaten last season , with their match winner against Manchester United , Groves , likely to partner Smith up front again . |
| 18 | Rushing Wild was beaten last time by Country Member , who attempts to upgrade the value of the form in tomorrow 's Ritz Club National Hunt Handicap Chase . |
| 19 | Britain 's Clare Wood , still buoyant after beating tenth seed Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer in the first round , continued her good form with a gutsy 5-7 , 7-5 , 6-2 victory over American Kathy Rinaldi . |
| 20 | After beating last year 's champion , Andrew Castle , 7–5 , 6–3 at Telford , Bates , 30 , declared : ‘ There are young players coming along who are hitting the ball well — what they need to learn is how to compete . |