Sentence examples for towards first from inspiring English sources

Munaweera can't get a bat on them, nor the fourth which hoops away from him towards first slip.

Steyn gives Taylor three bouncers in a row to say "How do, Tich?" then snakes the last across him towards first slip that Taylor leaves.

The ball bounces oddly off the backstop towards first base, where catcher Michael McKenrey tracks it down and throws wildly past Friedrich, who is covering home.

Not Terry Francona (@NotCoachTito) With Ortiz and a hobbled Craig both fielding today my key of the game for both teams is "Hit it towards first base".

4th over: England 16-0 (Strauss 10, Cook 6) South Africa 309 Philander's line is all over the place, squirting a couple across Cook towards first slip that he went for but couldn't reach.

7.39am GMT 1st over: England 4-0 (Cook 2, Bell 0) McKay has the opening-over honours, and his opening ball is arrowed towards first slip and a wide is signalled.

As our survey in this issue reports, these reforms could propel Brazil towards first-world levels of prosperity and social justice.

Bearing in mind that the Pythons probably didn't have historical truth at the absolute top of their agenda, The Life of Brian gives a surprisingly respectable nod towards first-century Judea.

Vertonghen, 25, said: "If we win we can get up towards fourth or fifth place.

Then another bouncer, too wide, needs just a little touch to be sent away towards third man for four.

Like Pasolini, he appears to be a director drawn to danger, not naturally geared towards second acts and respectability.