Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] metres [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jarrett finished a gallant fourth , edged out of the bronze medal position by a whisker , in the 110 metres hurdles final at the Barcelona Olympics last summer . |
| 2 | Hosts Gateshead were fifth , scoring only three victories Steve Parr ( 14mins 27.3secs ) and Ray Smedley ( 14:58.0 ) in the 5,000 metres A and B races , and Paul Corrigan ( 14.12 metres ) in the shot . |
| 3 | Lining up tonight in the 450 metres event are the highly-rated Belle Vue racer No Joe Soap , Powderhall 's Rhincrew Legend , Dawn Milligan 's Smashiton , Sheffield-based Ragus and Gordon Rooks ' Movealong Sharp , which won three on the trot at the East Boldon circuit before losing on the run-in last week . |
| 4 | Brough Park 's Movealong Sharp will be chasing a hat-trick of victories at the East Boldon circuit in the 450 metres puppy open , but there is expected to be a serious challenge from wide running Pond Pavarotti , which is also trained by Harry Williams . |
| 5 | Birmingham 's Paul Howe has broken his own British record at the European Open Swimming Championships in Rome , he finished second in the 200 metres freestyle and still has another two races to come . |
| 6 | In the 200 metres Britain 's sole representative , teenager Ade Mafe , finished eighth . |
| 7 | Even so , I did feel an enormous sense of anti-climax in the 200 metres heats and semi-finals ; I had not been through this in the Commonwealth Games because of my injury , and my lack of experience showed . |
| 8 | One of Britain 's best hopes for a title is Nick Gillingham from Walsall , he swims on Sunday in the 200 metres breaststroke , Phil Meppem was at his last training session before Italy . |
| 9 | In 1912 Duke represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Stockholm and won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle , losing it again only in 1924 to Johnny Weissmuller : ‘ It took Tarzan to beat me ’ , he used to say . |
| 10 | In the 100 metres Britain 's record was dismal — only our steeplechasers in the men 's track events had done worse — with just three medals : two bronze with George Ellis in 1954 and Peter Radford four years later , and one gold from the only British sprinter ever to have won the title , Jack Archer , exactly forty years earlier . |
| 11 | In the 100 metres Allan got away to a fine start , I came through fast at the end , there was a photo-finish between us and he got the verdict . |
| 12 | I beat the school 's fastest runner in the 100 metres sprint , breaking the finishing tape just before the other runners manage to leave their starting blocks ; I smash the school long jump record by 15 metres ( give or take a metre ) and I hurl the discus so far that Miss Harrison , the teacher in charge of the event , has to get her battered Mini from the car park to retrieve the discus for the next competitor ( who manages a measly 25cm ) . |
| 13 | He improved his championship best to a wind-assisted 10.39 seconds in the 100 metres semi-finals and the organisers have agreed to pay his expenses for competing in the Olympic trials in Birmingham on June 27 and 28 a bonus normally offered only to winners . |
| 14 | The American was streaking clear in the 100 metres hurdles when she hit the last barrier and crashed to the ground . |
| 15 | Jocelyn Kirby , back from retirement and racing for Middlesbrough , faces tough opposition in the 100 metres hurdles , with Stretford 's Louise Fraser and Angela Thorp of Wigan the two favourites . |
| 16 | She will be joined in Birmingham by Middlesbrough 's Jocelyn Kirby , who continued her encouraging comeback with a silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles final , clocking 14.15 secs behind Wigan 's Angela Thorp ( 13.69 secs ) . |
| 17 | Former Tynedale Harrier Michael Hutchinson , now competing for Trafford , finished second to Bingley 's Mick Hawkins in the 3,000 metres steeplechase , while Australian John Lisiewicz , making his debut as a Valli Harrier , overhauled Elswick 's Alan Johnson for third place in the 5,000 metres in 14 mins 28.75 secs 25 secs behind winner Andy Lyons of Hull . |
| 18 | The British team did well , winning six medals ; Colin Jackson took the silver in the 60 metres hurdles , and Todd Bennett won the 400 metres . |
| 19 | And blind Christopher Ross of Ormesby Comprehensive set a national record of 24.31 seconds in the 25 metres freestyle on his way to a haul of four golds . |
| 20 | Mike Fibbins , who like Ruckwood was unable to produce his best at the Barcelona Olympics , also bounced back with victory in the 50 metres freestyle . |
| 21 | Britain 's golden girl missed out by a stride on an £86,000 jackpot when arch-rival Sandra Farmer-Patrick pipped her in the 400 metres hurdles at the IAAF Grand Prix final and also won the women 's overall title . |
| 22 | The 15-year-old Stockton fifth former ended in hospital when she made her track debut in the 400 metres hurdles at York last month . |
| 23 | The fixture was won by Mandale , who had Anthony Borsumato to thank for fine victories in the 400 metres hurdles ( 56.7 secs ) and long jump ( 6.52 metres ) . |
| 24 | Arthur 's name was flashed round the world on TV when Britain 's Phylis Smith ran in the 400 metres heats . |
| 25 | Jan Little 's Wath Fantasy is expected to start favourite in the 255 metres event , though Shawfield 's Rhincres Legend , which won at Sunderland last week , makes a quick return and connections are excited about Conway 's new dog , the wide-running Irish import Outcast Charlie . |
| 26 | The survey was based on an assessment of litter and dog fouling in a 500 metres circle round the parliament building . |
| 27 | Curbishley already had the English schools time , thanks to a 44.3 secs run in her first track outing at Hull this season , before she was injured in a 400 metres hurdles race at York . |