Sentence examples for late claim from inspiring English sources

They were left to observe anxiously as those on the pitch staked a desperate late claim for a ticket to France.

Just two days before NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley names his team for game one, the Blues hopeful staked a late claim for a jumper with a game-high 202 metres, five offloads and five tackle busts.

Morocco had a late claim for a penalty turned down when Ibrahim Said appeared to bring down substitute Ali Boussaboun inside the area, while Egypt's Emad Moteab missed the best chance of the game in the closing seconds when he mis-kicked horribly from in front of goal.

But after the break Wigan reverted to getting the ball wide as early as possible, regularly exposing weak links in the Hull defence for Steve Renouf to score two tries, Kris Radlinski and Brett Dallas one each, and for Gary Connolly, who staked a late claim for a place in the Lancashire team to be announced today.

Charlie Brewer, a 40-year-old farmer who leases Mr. Malone's land for his beef cattle and horses, said his late claim was denied even though he sent in death certificates showing that his mother and father died in late 1999.

He had Alastair Cook caught behind off the inside edge for a duck, wrecking the opener's chances of making a late claim to be included in England's one-day squad in front of the selector Geoff Miller, and then claimed the key wickets of Grant Flower and James Foster with consecutive balls.

He would join an intriguing number of top-order batsmen, with Sam Robson likely to face a shootout for his position as Alastair Cook's opening partner on the West Indies tour with the prolific Yorkshire pair Adam Lyth and Alex Lees, and further suggestions that Gary Ballance may be selected, giving him the opportunity to stake a late claim for a place in the World Cup squad.

Cushley also had a late claim for a penalty turned down when he was bundled over in the box after seeing his scrambled effort saved by O'Neill.