Example sentences of "against [noun prp] in [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Wednesday at the Manor its United against Sunderland in the FA Cup … both matches are all ticket … |
| 2 | ‘ Wake up , Toady ! ’ yelled Fairbrother , matched against Murray in the summer tennis tournament . |
| 3 | His Sunday League 104 on his debut against Lancashire was followed by a match-awardwinning 74 against Norfolk in the NatWest Trophy , and then by a top-scoring 59 in his next Sunday match against Derbyshire . |
| 4 | When Aston Villa forward Billy Walker scored two goals against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final of 1920 he was wearing a kit that looked like it had been designed by Yohji , styled by Gaultier and captured for posterity by Bruce Weber and his trusty box brownie . |
| 5 | Gordon Armstrong ( midfield ) : Sunderland 's longest serving player , Armstrong will best be remembered for his superb match-winning header against Chelsea in the quarter-final replay . |
| 6 | The performance of the gangling Ferguson was a particularly impressive application for a place against Portugal in the World Cup qualifying tie , especially since he was largely bereft of support while the Germans occupied Scotland 's attention elsewhere on the park . |
| 7 | Gazza beat David Seaman with a 35-yard free kick and set up a goal in a blistering comeback against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final . |
| 8 | The match : Swindon against Arsenal in the League Cup Final at Wembley ; another goal for the great Don Rogers . |
| 9 | ‘ Three of their team were playing for Switzerland against Scotland in the World Cup on Wednesday and Anderson de Silva , who plays up front , is a highly-rated Brazilian . |
| 10 | He had previously collated a sequence of appearances for the memoirs by getting his first game against Stranraer in the Skol Cup and his next against Marseille in the European Champions league . |
| 11 | Glendenen , who also hit a century against Glamorgan in the NatWest Trophy , drove straight and powerfully on a slow wicket and he and Parker hit seven fours apiece . |
| 12 | PAKISTAN 'S victory at Melbourne against England in the World Cup final produced unbelievable scenes of happiness and jubilation all over the country . |
| 13 | White was stabbed and dumped in a lake because he had been due to give evidence against Gardiner in a robbery trial . |
| 14 | This afternoon , Mike Gregory leads Warrington against Oldham in the Lancashire Cup final . |
| 15 | After this he would rail and curse at Richard Baxter 's door and would ‘ prophesy ’ judgments against Kidderminster in the market place . |
| 16 | His 12 strikes in the 1st Division in 1989–90 were an important feature of Palace 's creditable showing there , while our fans will of course always remember that it was Mark 's crashing drive at the start of the second half that began our recovery against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final and , ultimately , helped to take us to Wembley . |
| 17 | During that Division One term , Alan was Palace 's joint third-top scorer , with six priceless goals , while it was he who notched Palace 's extra-time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final , to secure our first-ever appearance in an FA Cup Final and earn everlasting fame among Palace supporters . |
| 18 | Morgan lamented Scotland 's lack of ruthlessness , a problem which recurred against Fiji in the plate semi-final . |
| 19 | He added : ‘ The odds were stacked against Fiji in the World Cup , having to play in France , in the mountains at night , in the freezing cold of Grenoble in the Alps . ’ |
| 20 | Scout David Nish watched the 21-year-old shooting star against Linfield in the Wilkinson Sword League Cup semi-final on Tuesday . |
| 21 | And he could break that record when he makes his 500th appearance for the Anfield giants against Chesterfield in the Coca-Cola League Cup this week . |
| 22 | His admission to the Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle , Cheshire , under the assumed name of Graham Ferguson , came 24 hours after he saw his team draw 1-1 draw against Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final at Highbury . |
| 23 | Wellingborough against Brackley in the Hillier Cup , that 's being played at the Dog and Duck ground , I would imagine it 's blow football in a pub , and finally , in the Overton Papers combination , pretty boring this one — Watford Reserves against Oxford Reserves . |
| 24 | They should have gone into that game against Wales having forgotten the close match against Australia in the World Cup . |
| 25 | If England persist with their unfortunate habit of combining brilliant rugby with bovine penalty concessions , both Hilditch and Springbok captain Naas Botha will punish them ; IF England try to run possession as stupidly as they did against Australia in the World Cup final , either from too deep or too static , they will not break down a defence inspired by arrogance and pride ; IF England spill ball in the contact , another trait of early-season activity , this Springbok side are prepared to run , ball in hand , from end to end and can make a birthday cake out of crumbs . |
| 26 | But there was the failure at the Arms Park in 1989 , the slip in the 1990 grand slam decider at Murrayfield and defeat against Australia in the World Cup final last November . |
| 27 | I believe that Taylor is still leaving the door open for Gazza to play some part against Norway in the opening World Cup tie at Wembley on October 14 — providing he comes through the ordeal of an Italian League baptism . |
| 28 | The crackdown provoked an international outcry , although this was greatly tempered by Western recognition of the need to maintain Soviet support for the campaign against Iraq in the Gulf war [ see pp. 37934-43 ] . |
| 29 | Five years ago , Ally McCoist was given a three-match ban after being sent off against Cologne in a UEFA Cup tie . |
| 30 | United are in the middle of the table — they need to win tomorrow but so too do Watford — their only win has been against Brentford in the coca cola cup |