Sentence examples for had laboured at from inspiring English sources

Chelsea had laboured at times without him in that first period, Begovic denying them reward from an urgent opening and Stoke rugged and organised until self-destructing with half-time in sight.

There was 1 maternal death in a previously healthy parous woman, who had laboured at a health centre where there was no qualified midwife present.

Almost three-quarters of the women with fistulas of obstetric origin had laboured at home for more than 24 hours, and over one-third ultimately delivered via caesarean section.

They will have a better opportunity than originally envisaged against an uncharacteristically fragile PSG side who have laboured at times since Emery replaced Laurent Blanc over the summer.

Of course, rewriting does involve writing again – diving back into this or that piece you've laboured at and maybe thought was OK, or at least passable, and you're tired and can't you just leave it ?

But they probably still need to be escorted to that point.For the past seven years, America has laboured at the brokering job, with Bill Clinton showing more valiant commitment to the fine-toothcomb details of Israeli-Palestinian wrangling than could be expected from the president of the world's only superpower.

After 34 games they have the best defensive record in the division, however, they have laboured at the other end and scored the fewest goals of any side in the top 15.

Until that point, Rooney had laboured, snatching at several opportunities, with only a header that caught the top of the bar proving to be a genuinely dangerous contribution.

Several women gave birth at night and were scared to leave their homes: "I had planned to deliver at the health facility but I had labour pain at night and the health facility is far from here… the path is very difficult, we could go immediately if the road was like it is in cities".

The Guardian's election projection has Labour at 271 and the Tories at 270.

Will ministers and backbenchers stiffen their spines and tell their leader to go? Rumblings suggest they may, as the latest poll has Labour at 19%, neck and neck with Ukip for fourth place.