Learned by Reading
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.
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(. .)))
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.
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(. .)))
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.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Downing had earlier done likewise, making a crisp connection with a volley from the edge of the box.
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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.
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(. .)))
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.
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(. .)))