Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] the first division " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , it was Barnsley 's own airforce that did the damage to the First Division leaders . |
| 2 | Derby County rooted to the foot of the first division , were involved in a goal avalanche at the baseball ground where Sunderland were the visitors . |
| 3 | Derby County 's grief at the foot of the first division continues as they went down two one at Crystal Palace . |
| 4 | Ron Atkinson , the Sheffield Wednesday manager , yesterday promised the shareholders ' AGM that the team will not be relegated and will climb from the bottom of the First Division by Christmas . |
| 5 | It was West Ham 's first victory for nearly 2½ months , but was not enough to lift them from the bottom of the First Division . |
| 6 | Here was the team which he had come to when it was struggling pathetically at the bottom of the First Division ; the team which he had made one of the greatest in the history of football , beaten by a fifth-rate side . |
| 7 | Allison is bidding to pull the West Country club off the bottom of the First Division table . |
| 8 | Now is the time for the Cherry and Whites to pull together and push away from the bottom of the first division . |
| 9 | Oxford United are still stuck at the bottom of the first division … after last night 's draw against Barnsley … while Hereford suffered a worse fate … they lost at Gillingham … |
| 10 | Parkview lifted themselves off the bottom of the first division with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Premier Social ( Alan Povey ) , Johnny Bennett and Mickey Brown scoring . |
| 11 | 28,545 was the biggest gate of the week-end in the First Division at Newcastle v Southend . |
| 12 | United , attepting to regain the leadership of the First Division , begin a demanding run of four games in seven days and Robson , who has played in only two of the last five matches because of a calf problem , is still troubled by the injury . |
| 13 | The rest of the First Division , to twist WC Fields slightly , will be anxious not to give an injury-hit Liverpool an even break . |
| 14 | Aston Villa v Arsenal With Liverpool back at the top of the First Division a draw will do neither of their immediate pursuers much good . |
| 15 | In United 's progress to the top of the First Division and to tomorrow 's final , Schmeichel has kept 23 clean sheets and on only five occasions has he been beaten more than once . |
| 16 | Leeds United3 , Chelsea0 LEEDS returned to the top of the First Division yesterday with a sudden scoring explosion that masked a deeply unconvincing performance . |
| 17 | Despite their mini-slump , Newcastle left Tyneside nursing a six-point lead at the top of the First Division . |
| 18 | KEVIN KEEGAN 'S Geordie dream lived on yesterday as Newcastle won their ninth successive match and opened up a five-point lead at the top of the First Division . |
| 19 | FROM ME TO YOU Boss Kevin Keegan salutes the Magpie fans after his side kept up their 100 per cent record at the top of the First Division |
| 20 | that , that , as a result of that we could be , Leicester City could be at the top of the first division , I know the Chairman follows the Philbert Street Foxes , I would hope that this chamber will support the Leicestershire foxes when it 's time to take our vote . |
| 21 | Here 's the top of the first division . |
| 22 | The top of the first division shows what a vital win it was . |
| 23 | When the idea of a Premier League was floated at Lancaster Gate a year ago , many of us welcomed what we were led to believe was a plan to revitalise the game , at club and international levels , with the replacement of the First Division by an 18-member competition under the direct control of the FA . |
| 24 | There would be a play-off between the Premier Division 's second-bottom club and the second-top in the First Division . |
| 25 | He had the list of the First Division fixtures ready . |
| 26 | Pool , so often the butt of soccer jokes , on the threshold of the First Division ? |
| 27 | Down in the dungeon of the first division , Rosslyn Park and Nottingham are still to get off the mark . |