Sentence examples for from getting off the mark from inspiring English sources

Flintoff bowls a tidy over, occasionally getting some steep lift and arrowing in on Lara's leg-peg but he can't restrict Bravo from getting off the mark.

Moeen started off in similar fashion, getting off the mark with a six off Jeetan Patel before striking Rikki Clarke for four successive fours in the same over.

Flintoff took 21 balls and 36 minutes to move from two; Ambrose got off the mark on his 18th delivery.

And from the last Watson gets off the mark with a chopped cut through backward point for four more.

First, Finch gets a leading edge that drops safe a yard or so in front of his boots, and from the second he gets off the mark with a ludicrous single – but Warner essentially jogs it because he knows he's got no chance of getting home safe.

Robinson missed the conversion from the touchline but got off the mark with the last kick of the half when, after Ross had restored London Welsh's lead with a penalty, he turned Tom May's infringement at a ruck into three points.

Tredwell made the initial breakthrough when he claimed a sharp return catch from Khawaja, who had got off the mark with a hook for six off Woakes, to depart for 22. Yardy then made a double breakthrough as he claimed the key wicket of Paine and Alex Keath with almost identical lbw decisions.

He also backed Root to improve on his Old Trafford performance, when he made 3 from 15 balls and got off the mark when he was dropped off his 11th – suggesting to some that he might also benefit from a rest.

From the last Lyon offers Anderson a bot of width and the England No11 gets off the mark from his 10th ball.

Back to the present, Dilshan and Jayawardene both get off the mark from their first deliveries.

64th over: England 242-5 Hogetsd gets off the mark from his 494th delivery.