Example sentences of "cup [noun sg] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My biggest ambition is to make the Ryder Cup team for the seventh time in a row and I 'm going to make it . ’ |
| 2 | The rain lashed stadium last night bore witness to a little bit of footballing history , with Billy Bingham 's men recording a third successive World Cup victory for the first time . |
| 3 | Ajax , three-times winners of the European Cup , reached the UEFA Cup Final for the first time when last night 's 1–1 draw with Genoa gave the Dutch club a 4–3 aggregate win . |
| 4 | With the team still taking new shape , Arsenal reached the Cup final for the first time in 1927 , their opponents being Cardiff City , one of the more successful sides of the decade . |
| 5 | Jets are also bidding to reach the cup final for the first time and their semi-final with West Coast is likely to be the closest of the day . |