Sentence examples for metres forward from inspiring English sources

(This ratio also means that an unpowered hang-glider flying at a constant speed moves 15 metres forward for every one metre it descends).

Foden's brace, with Burrell and Manoa again at their heart, decided the game, and scores from Burrell, which was allowed despite a pass from Ken Pisi that was only five metres forward, and Pisi himself confirmed Northampton as the team to beat this season.

We scrambled a few metres forward, then Sopheng said, "We can't go closer than this.

But Ford, who had earlier missed from 40 metres, could not miss from 12 after an already kickable position was marched 10 metres forward by the referee for backchat.

It was almost comical to imagine – that whenever the national park turned its head, the houses would gather up their skirts and tiptoe a few more metres forward, until they were back, as Moken researcher Jacques Ivanoff once described it, with their "feet in the water".

Some sports administrators get what sport is about - complain to the referee in rugby union and the penalty is immediately moved 10 metres forward - but the governance of sport is a heavy burden and, sadly, some sports appear to be governed by individuals totally oblivious to these responsibilities.

"The ball went three metres forwards but it seems you're more likely to see that kind of try awarded when the TMO looks at it than if it is left to the referee and touch judge," said Baxter.

A 6-foot 8-inch (2.03-metre) forward, he led Middletown High School's boys' basketball team to 76 consecutive wins and two Ohio state high school championships.

The Rabbitohs struggled to find their groove in attack with George Burgess grassing the ball on first tackle in front of the Tigers' posts and a Joel Reddy pass to put Dylan Walker in the clear a metre forward.

The 6-foot 9-inch (2.06-metre) forward proved to be an increasingly difficult matchup as he honed his outside game Durant could shoot over or run past plodding post defenders and tower over smaller guards.

The Italy wing missed a more straightforward attempt at goal after David Denton was isolated breaking off a scrum and held on to concede a penalty, which was marched 10 metres further forward by referee Alain Rolland after dissent from the Scots.