Example sentences of "[noun sg] try for " in BNC.

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1 Evans , captain for the ninth time on his 32nd appearance , enjoys recalling the moment he scored the Test series-clinching try for the 1989 British Lions Down Under .
2 Craig Luxton , a New Zealand-born scrum-half on the England periphery , rubbed salt into the self-inflicted wounds with a series of tap-penalties and darting thrusts , one of which led to a 90-metre break-out and a second try for Gavin Thompson — one of the game 's few high points .
3 Pow added a penalty , one of 20 awarded to the home side , Scott Nichol , sharp and penetrating , got a second try for Michael Jaffray to round off with two more .
4 It showed as they rattled up 18 unanswered points in the last 10 minutes — including a 50th test try for Campese — to inflict the Boks ' heaviest-ever defeat , and give their retiring skipper a rousing send off .
5 There were twenty minutes of extra time played , in which a kid called Martin came on — he had never played in first grade before — and scored the clinching try for Canberra .
6 Winger Gareth Pratt , signed from Rochdale amateur club Mayfield , bagged a debut try for the home team after David Hill and Mike Blakeley had also crossed .
7 No laughs from this move in which Gloucester should have had a penalty try for a deliberate knock on .
8 Lyon added a consolation try for the visitors in the last minute .
9 Full-back Simon Burns managed a consolation try for the Saltires just before the finish , Stephens converting .
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