Sentence examples for close to extending from inspiring English sources

Milner twice came close to extending City's lead.

He said he cried because he had come so close to extending the match.

The league and players are close to extending the agreement to 2006.

The potent Shaqiri-Arnautovic axis again came close to extending their team's advantage.

Balotelli came close to extending City's lead as Cziommer lay prostrate on the pitch.

With the bulk of their chances created by the young Frenchman, De Jong twice came close to extending the lead.

But by the time Thursday's game had ended, with the Cubs one step closer to extending a World Series championship drought that extends back to 1908, Baker seemed to need consoling, too.

Johnny Russell came off the bench to make his come-back from injury but it was Saints went closest to extending their lead through Steven MacLean.

St Mirren's Kieran Sadler dragged wide of George Long's goalmouth before Marvin Johnson's volley and Stephen McManus's diving header were closer to extending Motherwell's lead.

McGinn's left-footed drive on the turn was much closer to extending the Dons' lead but found the side-netting.

But as it was, Arsenal saw out their victory relatively comfortably, going closest to extending their lead late on when Walcott's rising drive crashed back off the outside of the post.