Sentence examples for spurned opportunities from inspiring English sources

In the first half, Jimmy Kébé, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Stephen Hunt and Kevin Doyle all spurned opportunities to give them the initiative.

Chances flowed regularly thereafter, with midweek Jets recruit Iain Fyfe's header flashing over the crossbar, and then Mariners pair Blake Powell and Roy O'Donovan spurned opportunities as well.

After two spurned opportunities to kick for goal the Scots put their faith in Laidlaw, who knocked over two consecutive penalties to put his side in front for the first time at 29-26.

The criticism aimed at McDonnell in the past couple of weeks is a sign that the government and its media allies are worried, as they should be because the last seven years are littered with mistakes, spurned opportunities and missed targets, all of which have resulted in austerity lasting for 15 years rather than five.

Vardy, Danny Drinkwater and Jeffrey Schlupp (twice) all spurned opportunities.

The two sides each spurned opportunities to break the deadlock in the first half.

Another corner but another spurned opportunity by the hosts.

How hard they had to work and how hard they made it for themselves in creating and spurning opportunities, a feature which will cost them dear if there is much more of it.

"The responsibility is mine, but we should be able to have more shots at goal and I'm not talking about from ridiculous angles but about not spurning opportunities and having the ball in the opposition penalty box more often.

It came from the unlikeliest of sources: Boris Johnson, the old Etonian mayor of London – a man not associated with working-class sports or with spurning opportunities to win votes.

Thistle boss Archibald is concerned about his side spurning opportunities in front of goal.