Sentence examples for picked ahead from inspiring English sources
The players picked ahead of McNabb are excellent.
Hull was picked ahead of Dundee, Swansea Bay, and Leicester.
He is now the guy picked ahead of the guy with potential.
He was picked ahead of Test winger Alex Johnston, who has 29 tries in 28 first grade games.
Those two both got picked ahead of him for the World Indoor Championships The next 100 days?
Big society was picked ahead of a shortlist of words including double-dip, vuvuzela, Tea Party, preloading, upcycling and showmance.
He is thought to have been picked ahead of his two older brothers solely because he is the least bad of a bad lot.
Carlo Cudicini is also nursing a slight injury but would struggle to be picked ahead of Heurelho Gomes even if fit.
He absorbed unwarranted flak but Burgess also cost Luther Burrell his place in the squad and was picked ahead of Slade for a decisive match against Wales.
The 29-year-old was picked ahead of Yorkshire's Joe Root for this match and given first opportunity to stake his claim for Andrew Strauss's opener's spot.
Gerrard's international retirement left Hodgson needing a new captain for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign and Rooney has been picked ahead of Joe Hart and Gary Cahill.
