Sentence examples for pulling off a shock from inspiring English sources

Tottenham can haul themselves back in to the title race by pulling off a shock victory in Sunday's showdown at Manchester City, according to playmaker Luka Modric.

Senior Labour figures admitted the veteran left-wing backbencher, who entered the race as a rank outsider, now has  a real chance of pulling off a shock victory over the mainstream candidates Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.

The Steelmen had conceded 12 goals in their previous two games in the east end of Glasgow and will be glad the scoreline was not more damaging although they never looked like pulling off a shock win.

He seemed to have weathered the harsh criticism which had come his way in recent weeks, scoring 201 here in Cape Town and overseeing a final day when his team sometimes looked capable of pulling off a shock victory against all odds.

Sam Parkin fed Scott McLaughlin who kept his composure and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper Jason Brown to give the Doonhamers hope of pulling off a shock against their SPL opponents, who have suffered several cup upsets in recent seasons.

The Icelandic midfielder admits pulling off a shock at Old Trafford will not be easy.

The big Dutchman proved unbeatable as the First Division side almost pulled off a shock result.

Broad took 18 wickets at a cost of just 20 as England pulled off a shock 2-1 series win.

England twice failed to beat Romania and were grateful that Northern Ireland pulled off a shock win in Bucharest.

In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders pulled off a shock victory, beating Hillary Clinton by 52.5% to 47.5%, with 97.9% reporting.

Huddersfield's Paul Anderson backed Wigan to pull off a shock in Sydney despite insisting his team had been "physically underdone".