Sentence examples for shot at the start from inspiring English sources

"It was something I thought was a long shot at the start," Curtis said.

Then he hit Holyfield with a decent shot at the start of the third, became a little too giddy and started going after shots.

Shane Duffy blocked a Rooney shot at the start of the second half before Everton surprised Brighton by taking the lead.

A 50-1 shot at the start of the championships, the 28-year-old Glaswegian led 15-7 gointointo last evening's final session.

After laughing off the suggestion, Davidson began to consider it more thoroughly as it became apparent that Blackburn, a long shot at the start of training camp, might make the team.

Thorne came out firing, winning the first four frames to move into a 12-6 lead, with the final frame of the run seeing Thorne hit his last century break of the tournament, his clearance of 115 seemingly creating an impregnable position for the man who was a 40/1 shot at the start of the tournament.

If the Jets continue to struggle, I think they should give him a shot at the starting quarterback position.

The week off will also allow for recovery time for Sanchez, who has long waited for his shot at the starting role for the Trojans.

For Ogbogu, who is in his fourth year, a shot at the starting job brings him full circle from last year's frustration.

The coach explained that the boy had a shot at the starting job, that the intended starter's poor grades had lost him his place on the team and that the two backups did not have the coaches' confidence.

Brisby, who is 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds, said Wednesday that he expected to have a shot at the starting job, and his size may make him a better complement to Chrebet than the short but speedy Ward.