Sentence examples for be beaten over from inspiring English sources

But the Swiss who is almost too good to be true was too good to be beaten over four sets by Grigor Dimitrov on day five of the Australian Open and, after a dip in the second set, eased into the fourth round in pursuit of his fifth title, hoping to draw alongside Djokovic while sitting just behind Roy Emerson.

It is not entertaining to be beaten over the head.

There appears to be a vast amount of confusion on this point, but I do not know many Negroes who are eager to be "accepted" by white people, still less to be loved by them; they, the blacks, simply don't wish to be beaten over the head by the whites every instant of our brief passage on this planet.

Admiral Lord Boyce said the Treasury had to be "beaten over the head" to deliver on Mr Blair's cash promises.

Former head of the armed forces Admiral Lord Boyce said the Treasury had to be "beaten over the head" to deliver on Labour's cash promises.

He said the Treasury had to be "beaten over the head" to release funds - but there was a general lack of coherence in government in the run up to the Iraq war and the earlier invasion of Afghanistan.

Spain's Albert Costa, the French Open champion and world No 8, was beaten over five sets by Wayne Ferreira of South Africa, with Costa having won the first two sets.

"I'd love to see him bust through here and take one of those titles away from Federer," said James Blake, who was beaten over five sets by Tommy Haas in the fourth round, leaving Roddick isolated and adrift as the only American left in the last eight of the men's singles.

"You see boxers that are unbeaten and, once they're beaten once, they're beaten over and over again.

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah was beaten over 5,000m in his first Diamond League race of the season in Oregon.

Kidderminster were beaten over two-legs as Morrell's men secured their second Wembley appearance in six weeks and a play-off final against Welsh rivals Newport County.