Sentence examples for spurs thought from inspiring English sources

Spurs thought Aaron Lennon deserved a penalty when he tumbled trying to reach the loose ball; the referee did not.

Spurs thought they had scored the opening goal, as Son's driving run into the box ended in a cross-shot Josh Lillis could not hold.

Spurs thought they had equalised just after the break when Gallas tapped home Modric's cross, but the PAOK defensive line had moved up just in time to rule the Frenchman's effort out for offside.

But the Spurs thought they were in good shape with the West's best record last season, until they were swept in four games by a Lakers team running less upcourt than straight toward history.

The first half contained plenty of quality in possession but little end product - at least until Spurs thought they had made the breakthrough as the interval approached.

This spurred thoughts about other movies invented by novelists.

Mate — likely to spur thoughts of the Navy, or Australia — isn't even in the running.

For Mr. Bush, the television pictures may bring back haunting memories and spur thoughts of what he could have done differently in 2005.

After the Ertz score gave Philly the lead, Brady got the ball back with 2 21 remaining in the game, spurring thoughts of another dramatic Patriots comeback.

Nearly 70, "Credo" sounds vividly contemporary, a model of what political works can be: subtle, impossible to pin down ideologically, spurs to thought rather than punch lines (even sensuously rock-inflected ones, like Mr. Marks's "Portrait of Glenn Beck and David T.. Little's love song to oil, "Sweet Light Crude").

If festooning the major shopping area of Fifth Avenue with chandeliers suspended from wires is witty but not likely to happen, the idea of complementing the Arch at Washington Square Park, where Fifth Avenue begins, with a similar arch dedicated to Marcus Garvey, at 110th Street at Fifth Avenue, is another of Ms. Adams's palpable spurs to thought.