Sentence examples for takes a run up from inspiring English sources

9.21pm BST 62 min: The referee finishes up with his crazy foam and Neymar takes a run up.

Take a run up?" Suddenly C4 was back – going where other broadcasters daren't, giving voice to minorities, tackling diversity with wit and irreverence.

To give me an even better chance, I decided to take a run up at it.

When taking off, albatrosses need to take a run up to allow enough air to move under the wing to provide lift.

Except you "play" chess, too, and it's unlikely you'll ever take a run up into a match of that, unless Total Wipeout undergoes a majorly rebranded reboot, fronted by Victoria Coren Mitchell in full riot gear.

"You didn't need to take a run-up to knock a galah out of the sky," she says.

(3-1 to Gladbach) Hamburg striker Paolo Guerrero was hit with an eight-game ban for a foul that could only be described as "insane" (Jürgen Klopp): the Peruvian took a run-up of 50m, then jumped feet first into the legs of Stuttgart keeper Sven Ulreich, who was innocently shepherding the ball out of play near the corner flag.

"Eh," said the ranger, thinking he might take a run up to the Gramophones.

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7.29pm GMT GOAL!!! WHAT A FREE KICK!!! Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus (Pirlo 71) Pirlo, after a false start, takes a second run up and curls a stunning free kick into the top right at extreme pace!

Then backing up, Caro backing up to take a run at the water.