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‘A volley can be from an edge of a box.’

[⟨a{n} volley.nfrom.p (:a ⟨the edge.n⟩ (:p of.p ⟨the box.n⟩))]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In the 44th minute, Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev reduced the margin for Tajikistan through a looping volley from the edge of the box which beat the India custodian all ends up.
(Parse)

In the British National Corpus:

Captain Howell, a midfielder from nearby Worthing, put the home side ahead with a superb dipping volley from the edge of the box and scored the third in injury time.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The change almost paid dividends immediately as McDonald struck a sweet volley from the edge of the box that dipped inches over the bar.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Downing had earlier done likewise, making a crisp connection with a volley from the edge of the box.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Lucas gets LFC’s first shot on goal; shame it was a volley from the edge of the box that ended up in Row ZZ. 22 mins: LFC try breaking down the left, but the pass on was too long and Barry does well to cut it off, keep it in play, and knock it back downfield.
(Parse)

In the British National Corpus:

But Anton Rogan scored his first goal for the club with a perfectly-hit volley from the edge of the box in the 31st minute after goalkeeper Digweed had punched away a corner from a jaded-looking Atkinson.
(Parse)

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Queried on 2013-06-18.