Example sentences of "up the game " in BNC.
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| 1 | A member of the Hillingdon side which won six successive English League titles between 1980-85 , Tennant , a centre net player , gave up the game after Hillingdon disbanded following their capture of the League title in 1985 . |
| 2 | LUCY SOUTTER , the 22-year-old former champion who nearly gave up the game this year after long-lasting viral problems , unexpectedly reclaimed the British national title at Newcastle yesterday by beating Suzanne Horner 9-3 , 9-5 , 9-3 in a final lasting only 43 minutes . |
| 3 | The delight of the Gloucester supporters was in no way diminished by the fact that Barnes had missed three easy kicks at goal , any one of which would have wrapped up the game for Bath . |
| 4 | It was taking up the game at such a young age that caused him to hold the racket with both hands , rather than playing tennis , which he did to county standard at the age of 12 . |
| 5 | The introduction of the five-point try was announced in Wellington , New Zealand , yesterday by rugby union 's International Board , which has made a series of sweeping rule changes in an attempt to quicken the flow and generally brighten up the game . |
| 6 | Grayson played soccer for Parklands High School before going on to Preston College where he played a little rugby in 1989 but never thought of taking up the game . |
| 7 | Because he also enjoys snooker , four years ago Marjorie took up the game , so that they could play together . |
| 8 | They paid the headman of the village five hundred rupees and all of us had to streak through the forest making as much noise as we possibly could to round up the game . |
| 9 | Once he is distracted , I push on hard and he gives up the game . |
| 10 | This is also the best advertisement for encouraging kids to take up the game . |
| 11 | The laws speed up the game greatly but clearly much thought has still to be given to implementation . |
| 12 | And , no doubt , with the new laws speeding up the game , with the necessity of adding further to the burdens of training if the Irish are to catch up , there must be a question-mark hovering over the commitment of the more talented to the increased strains they will be asked to bear . |
| 13 | And Cambridge almost wrapped up the game in the first few minutes of the second half but were denied by Oldham goalkeeper John Keeley , who pulled off an excellent save to push away a curling , 20-yard Chris Leadbetter free-kick , then fingertipped a header from Mick Heathcote on to the crossbar . |
| 14 | When he took up the game , there were no other young players around . |
| 15 | We should all be out to clean up the game . |
| 16 | If it happened all the time , I would give up the game — I 'd quit . |
| 17 | The ex-world champion moaned : ‘ I would n't advise any boys to take up the game . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ They add unfair pressure and hold up the game , with players being distracted waiting to see an incident shown again before they bowl the next ball . ’ |
| 19 | Is n't it time they gave up the game and settled into cosy , post-stude domesticity ? |
| 20 | Wahl Bartmann , Tiaan Strauss , Jannie Breedt and Ian MacDonald of the forwards and centres such as Pieter Muller and Jannie Classen will revel in this approach , as will all of the very physical players who make up the game here . |
| 21 | The intention of the IB is clear ; it is to clean up the game at all levels particularly the shop window of the internationals . |
| 22 | In his programme article for that Leicester v England match , Tony Russ of Leicester predicted that the new law , which intends to free up the game and lessen the effect of kicking , would have the opposite effect . |
| 23 | It speeds up the game and takes controversy away ’ . |
| 24 | If mum takes up the game again , then why not her children in future years ? |
| 25 | Look at Ben Hogan , a legend and a perfectionist who gave up the game when he was struck down by the dreaded ‘ yips ’ . |
| 26 | The latter two were on a nine-man organising committee along with Philip Tomalin , who , as cricket chairman of the French Sports Federation and captain of the SAC , had a major role in setting up the game . |
| 27 | Umpire Frank Lee called him on 11 occasions for throwing in England 's only innings and , after the home side had wrapped up the game early , he was again called , in the exhibition match which followed , by the other umpire , Syd Buller , and was forced to complete his only over underarm . |
| 28 | Cricket is the only even vaguely athletic endeavour I involve myself in , unless you count walking the dog or grovelling to my bank manager , so if I am forced to give up the game by the purchase of these new sightscreens , my fitness will suffer . |
| 29 | He became so desperate at one stage that it crossed his mind to give up the game altogether . |
| 30 | ‘ Our success in events like the Curtis Cup , and the development of the pro circuit , have all helped to create greater interest and more women are taking up the game . ’ |