Sentence examples for brilliant spell from inspiring English sources

And in Forlán's case it's a sad end to a brilliant spell at the club.

Under him, China, and of course the privileged Mongols, enjoyed a brilliant spell of prosperity, but his politics, pursued with less skill by his successors, isolated the Mongols in China from their environment.

Patel's brilliant spell could not have come at a more critical moment, just as Glamorgan were beginning to suggest that Nottinghamshire's 244 for eight – a total that equalled the highest in a 40-over final – might be within their range.

Ajantha Mendis was dropped against New Zealand because of his struggles with a wet ball, to be replaced by Rangana Herath, who produced a brilliant spell of arm spin-bowling.

A brilliant spell of spin bowling from Lyon on Saturday dragged Australia back into contention and the 25-year-old off-spinner did not take long to rediscover his rhythm.

The move by Neville, hugely respected in the game by players and loved by British fans after his brilliant spell as a pundit on Sky Sports, was seen by some as a way to fast-track his career to take over at the two most high profile jobs in English football.

And Kavya Shivashankar's brilliant spelling of "laodicean" to win the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

While Swann wove a brilliant mesmeric spell at one end, that brought him figures of 22-11-23-1 and reinforced histandingng as the best in the business it was Bresnan, a brilliant selection, who responded by producing the bowling of his life to start propelling Australia into the abyss.

England could then have played all of their four seamers, including Finn, who for all the brickbats thrown at him bowled a brilliant final spell at Lord's.

By shortly after tea, when Matt Prior tamely patted a catch that was snaffled with great glee in the gully, the scoreboard read 122 for six as Shaminda Eranga first of all, in a brilliant little spell, and then little rotund Rangana Herath, delivered body blows.

12.59am GMT 66th over: England 123-5 (in reply to 443; Root 21, Prior 36) Bruce Martin has changed ends after that brilliant post-lunch spell from Southee.