Sentence examples for a string of matches from inspiring English sources

The survival mission always looked unappetising, with a string of matches against high-calibre opposition on the run-in menu.

The claims are the latest in a string of match-fixing allegations to dog the Pakistan team since the 1990s.

Robson handed her the first of a string of match points with a double fault as nerves jangled, only somehow to find the will and method to hang on.

And he produced a string of match-winning saves in a Challenge Cup loan appearance for Sheffield Steelers.

Beckham and Real Madrid got off to a fast start on Saturday, but on Sunday in Southampton, Manchester United lost its first match in the English Premier League since last December, a string of 21 matches.

In January it suffered its worst ever week when a string of football matches went in favour of punters.

Britain's largest bookmaker William Hill suffered its worst-ever week in January, when a string of football matches went in favour of punters.

After a string of seven matches without scoring a single goal, they went to Greece with one simple objective: to put the ball in the net and end the campaign with a modicum of self-respect.

Hampshire have opened the gap between the clubs to five points but have a string of away matches ahead, starting at Taunton on Monday, while Durham are at home for three of their final four.

That must change this week if the Fire are to claw their way into contention for the post-season, as a string of six matches against higher-ranked Eastern Conference rivals begins in Houston this Saturday.

That would rule him out of a string of Pro12 matches and the back-to-back Heineken Cup clashes with Northampton in December.