Sentence examples for break in the box from inspiring English sources

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"We dominated at times but didn't quite get a break in the box.

Break in the box (front part) of the shoes by gently pressing the top until it gives a little.

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Wolves pulled a goal back when Bakary Sako broke in the box and scored.

In stoppage time, Nasri broke into the box and rounded the keeper, but his shot was cleared off the line by James McArthur.

After a long artillery bombardment, simultaneous attacks by tanks and infantry were made at 19 00, from the north and south, which broke into the box and closed in on the brigade headquarters, before being driven back around 22 30.

And it arrived when Boyd broke into the box and unselfishly played in Clark to apply the finishing touch.

Ash Taylor failed to clear as Hamilton broke into the box and Imrie nipped in to lift the ball over advancing goalkeeper Jamie Langfield and leave Andreu a simple finish.

Even deprived of so many creative talents, Arsenal almost equalised just after the interval, Özil latching on to a breaking ball in the box before unleashing a shot that bounced back off the post.

Henrik Larsson broke free in the box and tried to pull the ball back for his striking partner John Hartson, but Fernando Gabriel Caceras made a vital interception to put the ball wide.

They had the opportunity to take a deserved lead on the hour mark, as Koscielny's challenge on a breaking Agbonlahor in the box was, perhaps unjustly, adjudged to have been a foul.

"We had the professionalism and the desire to keep going for 90 minutes and that performance was dedicated to Jonathan Smith (who suffered a double leg break in the Hatters' Boxing Day win at Barnet).

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