Sentence examples for had been bottom from inspiring English sources

The "Miracle" Braves had been bottom of the National League on 4 July.

"Well, see, when I joined Notts, they had been bottom for 16 years.

Georgios Samaras has long since shed the "tragedy" label he attracted at Manchester City and produced a triumphant night for Greece with a nerveless spot-kick to clinch qualification for a team that had been bottom, without a goal, from the opening game.

He said that even as the politicians in Iraq had more work to do, there had been "bottom up" progress toward reconciliation in the form of tribal leaders and Sunni militia fighters who have joined with the United States to quash terrorist groups in places like Anbar Province.

They had been bottom in September, but went into this game having suffered just one defeat in their last six games.

Livingston had been bottom of the Championship for almost a full five months, but Burchill has led the team into a spell of rejuvenation.

In recent weeks, the FSA's supply of munitions had been bottoming out.

Over the past 18 months, the company has been bottom of the class.

They reach Christmas Day in first place – having been bottom 12 months earlier.

Nigel Pearson's side have been bottom of the league since November and only Aston Villa have scored fewer goals.

They have rediscovered the knack of scoring tries and are seventh overall with 52 having been bottom on 23 a year ago.