scrappy

Preposition: as

side: The opening stages were scrappy as both sides attempted to take control of the game.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• get: Maybe he's not, he's faltered on only 16, so this frame is getting a bit scrappy now.
• look: But I can't help thinking its not that simple, as most of them look a bit scrappy.
• become: With this, the game started to become a bit scrappy.

Modifies a noun

• affair: The game itself was a scrappy affair settled by a scrappy first half goal from Fitz.
• encounter: Robbie Wood's goal on the stroke of half-time was enough to separate the sides in a scrappy encounter.
• goal: Arsenal scored a scrappy goal from a corner slightly against the run of play.
• game: Mark Phillips said: " This was a scrappy game.
• opening: It was a scrappy opening from both teams with neither side making any real chances.
• match: I was just glad to get through in what was a pretty scrappy match.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: The first half was rather scrappy with both sides guilty of silly handling errors.
• very: The opening ten minutes of the game were very scrappy, with both sides unable to settle.
• pretty: I was just glad to get through in what was a pretty scrappy match.
• somewhat: The VIII had a very strong if somewhat scrappy row, achieving 2nd place ( losing to Caius by one second ).
• fairly: A fairly scrappy row on Wednesday saw Selwyn close slightly on us Christ's getting clear away.
• largely: Half Time: 2 - 1 The second half was largely scrappy, with the odd piece of individual skill lighting up proceedings.

Used with adjective complement

• become: The second quarter became much more scrappy with both teams struggling to find any fluency ion their play.
• get: The game started to get scrappy, which was no surprise.
• go: This frame has gone scrappy, neither player can take control.

Preposition: with

side: The first half was rather scrappy with both sides guilty of silly handling errors.