Sentence examples for retained the ball from inspiring English sources

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Yet the No 8 retained the ball, his forwards came in and Leonardo Sarto reached over for the try.

But St. John's retained the ball, and Hardy nailed a 3-pointer from the right side, and it was 69-66 with 15.5 seconds remaining.

The former Chelsea winger's stunning volley ultimately settled the tie but it felt as if Bayern's goal had always been coming: the Germans were patient, retained the ball with ease and United were powerless to stop them.

On the other hand, Mr. Popov's legal expert, Paul Finkelman, a professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, said that if Mr. Popov had not been jumped, he would have retained the ball.

Whereas 2013-14 waboutout long balls and crosses, this season West Ham have retained the ball for longer periods in midfield and placated supporters who had complained about Sam Allardyce's rudimentary tactics.

A Brazil victory still seemed likely at half-time as they had retained the ball far better than their opponents and two of their relatively inexperienced attacking players showed promise together with Kaka, who was clever in finding space.

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The Lions retain the ball well and O'Gara boots downfield.

6.09pm GMT 54 mins: England's lineout is scruffy, but they retain the ball.

The emphasis in the Lions play is to try to retain the ball and the... well you know the rest".

Forced into mistakes, Spain knew that Croatia had the skill to retain the ball – and do clever things with it.

One of Dempsey's greatest strengths is his ability to retain the ball, maintaining pressure on opponents.

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