Example sentences of "to beat [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the price soars to beat £4.57 in the next week , it 's not worth bothering with the warrants . |
| 2 | Ferguson marked his return by latching on to an Alan Main clearance to beat Murdoch to the jump on the edge of the box , and head in the fourth . |
| 3 | NEEDING four points from the six singles to beat Scotland on the opening day of the Womens Home Internationals at Hermitage Ireland could not quite bring it off and lost in the end by 5–4 . |
| 4 | ‘ The Portuguese coach , Carlos Quieroz , may now think his side have to beat Scotland in the Stadium of Light to have any prospect of qualification , ’ said Brown . |
| 5 | Indeed , in the eight events since his last victory in which he has finished third equal or better , he has never once failed to beat par in the last round . |
| 6 | However , during the summer Lord King warned that Boeing had ‘ better get going ’ if it was to beat Airbus to the order . |
| 7 | Having beaten both Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3–2 , Durham and Cleveland needed to beat Cumbria in the final match . |
| 8 | An inquest in the town was told yesterday that Swales , who had drunk six pints , had been seen at least once before trying to beat trains over the unmanned crossing . |
| 9 | Port Vale are the only team certain to finish below Keegan 's men and , although Brighton would be another if they failed to beat Portsmouth at the Goldstone Ground on Wednesday , last day wins by Oxford ( at Tranmere ) and Plymouth ( at home to Blackburn ) would condemn Newcastle to Third Division football even if they drew at Leicester . |
| 10 | He ate it with some biscuits , getting it down fast , his face close to the plate , his fork-hand hooking round to beat illness to the punch . |
| 11 | Senna desperately needed to beat Mansell at the start but the Williams made the better getaway . |
| 12 | Graham Hanley says they 've managed to beat Manchester to the Olympics without all the publicity and it all helps to put Banbury on the map |
| 13 | Well … we ( England ) are all rooting for you to beat Holland in the last game : - ) |
| 14 | England needed to win seven nil to stand any chance and Poland needed to beat Holland in the f in the event Holland beat Poland three one so England , if they got seventy , would n't have got through |
| 15 | Young winger Kenyon took his chance well to beat Hunte at the corner for Warrington 's opening try and hooker Duane Mann made the Saints defence look foolish with a cunning kick through the ruck for Jackson to pounce . |
| 16 | In time leaders may emerge but our aim is to beat competitors to the cream of the graduate field , young people who will really enjoy our industry . |
| 17 | Everyone 's out to beat Gloucester at the moment and do n't the Cherry and Whites know it . |