Sentence examples for given a torrid time from inspiring English sources

Bellerin is having an impressive season but he was given a torrid time by Douglas Costa.

But the French side soon came back into the game and began to expose frailties in the Wasps backs' defence, where King was given a torrid time.

Not only was he given a torrid time by Schurrle when Chelsea came to Bucharest, he also scored an own goal.

Defensively, Chelsea also looked more solid, although at left-back Baba Rahman was given a torrid time by the outstanding Xherdan Shaqiri.

Still, the Scots, deprived of Kenny Dalglish, were given a torrid time by Australia's players, who might have clawed back the deficit if not for a series of excellent saves by Jim Leighton.

They kick the tournament off against France, who can expect to be given a torrid time from Jefinho, the player of the 2010 World Cup, and Ricardinho, considered the best player in the world.

Fans gained national attention after giving a torrid time to David Beckham in his first away match of 1998 99 the season after the England midfielder was sent off for a petulant foul on Diego Simeone.

"I must have given David a torrid time if I was named man of the match!

Andrew Flintoff's hostile bowling, and well-timed chirps, had given Yuvraj a torrid time in the first innings, but with Sachin Tendulkar calming him down, he played with maturity and poise for 85 not out, winning further plaudits by leaving the winning stroke to the master.

Meanwhile, Eagles prop Mike MacDonald, who was given such a torrid time by Castrogiovanni in Nelson, said the front-row battle between Ireland and Italy was a tough one to call.

He was therefore relieved he would no longer have to face the Spain striker, who gave him a torrid time in Liverpool's 4-1 Europa League thrashing of Benfica in April.