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Examples
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"It feels as if I was clean-bowled out of my first life, but the second innings of my life started on Saturday," he told reporter
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The Model Man was much more successful, for he clean-bowled a negro with his third delivery.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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Eight of their wickets had fallen for a lament able figure of twenty-nine runs; himself clean-bowled the first ball.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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Eight of their wickets had fallen for a lament able figure of twenty-nine runs; himself clean-bowled the first ball.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Eight of their wickets had fallen for a lament able figure of twenty-nine runs; himself clean-bowled the first ball.
Diana of the Crossways — Complete George Meredith 1868
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In one match, he was clean-bowled, middle stump, early in his innings but refused to go.
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Ten runs later, Mawoyo was clean-bowled by Robiul Islam.
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When he clean-bowled Praveen Kumar with his hat-trick ball, Trent Bridge erupted in delirium.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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His brother Dwayne looked to accelerate the scoring with his 26 from 33 balls before he became Tsotsobe's second victim as he was clean-bowled shortly after a brief break for rain.
Cricket365 | Cricket 2010
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Needing 13 off the final over, Clarke was clean-bowled from the fifth ball of the over before Mitchell Johnson, needing a four for victory, was run out off a wide.
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