Example sentences of "[prep] cup " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coffee was served and we sat sipping cup after cup . |
| 2 | I 've been so chilled all day , made myself cup after cup of coffee and tea , and I 've run out . |
| 3 | Managers rage after Cup exits |
| 4 | If someone could wave a magic wand , and I could change something , I think I 'd like to go down a couple of cup sizes . |
| 5 | Mr Crosby has been at the centre of that romance , reviving the club 's fortunes almost immediately after taking over from Denis Smith at Christmas and then inspiring the sort of Cup run last enjoyed by the passionate Roker supporters in the days of Bob Stokoe . |
| 6 | Equestrianism : Whitaker out of cup |
| 7 | Soccer : Ferguson set to leave Robson out of cup final Colin Gibson on Manchester United 's priority to win the League championship for the first time in 25 years |
| 8 | Martin Hocking , a chemist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia , compared the environmental credentials of the two kinds of cup ( Science , vol 251 , p 504 ) . |
| 9 | A useful type of cup has a cut-out piece opposite the drinking side , so that the patient can tip the cup up against his face without hitting the bridge of his nose . |
| 10 | Another goal by Newcastle completed Arsenal 's fall between the two stools of Cup and League , and gave United the distinction of being the first team to win a Cup final after being a goal down . |
| 11 | TRUE to the traditions of cup competitions , rugby union 's Pilkington version threw up a number of surprises in the last round , not least the demise of all three big West Country clubs . |
| 12 | But before he thinks about drifting off to the sun , Biggins wants another taste of cup glory . |
| 13 | SUSPENDED defender Andy Kerr led the deafening celebrations as Wycombe Wanderers completed a stirring fightback in the best traditions of Cup football . |
| 14 | The clink of cup against saucer woke me . |
| 15 | Graham Taylor and Elton John , father figures of Watford 's glorious past , joined the salute to a new generation of Cup fighters at Vicarage Road . |
| 16 | He earned the club a slice of Cup glory by saving three penalties in a dramatic shoot-out after extra time . |
| 17 | He flopped onto Jason Wilcox 's feeble first effort to complete 48 hours of cup misery for Kenny Dalglish and his expensive stars . |
| 18 | AGONY OF CUP HERO |
| 19 | In Parrock , the rib left of Cup And Lip was climbed by Andy Chambers to give Far Out , E1 6a . |
| 20 | But Peter Davison of CUP reports recent successes in northern Europe in general and in particular in Germany , a market he describes as ‘ the unsung hero ’ . |
| 21 | Piracy is a perennial problem and a major barrier to development in the view of Peter Davison of CUP . |
| 22 | Market share in the UK is likely to see an improvement for Longman , mainly at the expense of CUP . |
| 23 | The type of cup commonest at this time is shown in fig. 49 , by a decent but less distinguished painter , whose love of rich colour , red and white , links him to Corinth . |
| 24 | Under his influence they have enjoyed an unprecedented era of glory winning 25 cups in seven years , including five successive Wembley victories and a hat-trick of Cup and League doubles |
| 25 | ABOVE , winners from the Jewellery Division celebrate the spoils of cup victory . |
| 26 | Wood , who assumed the role of Cup standard-bearer when British No 1 Jo Durie pulled out with a knee injury , completed her contribution to the cause in the same emphatic fashion which had seen her demolish all four of her previous opponents this week . |
| 27 | A humble setting may be , but all the trappings of cup final fever . |
| 28 | Swindon 's day of destiny was a day of dreams … a day when Wembley was awash with the red and white of Glenn Hoddle 's army of followers … the league play off final had all the spirit … all the fun and fantasy of Cup Final Day … |
| 29 | Buckinghamshire are playing Leicestershire … just the day for a game of cup cricket … just the day for the local people to come out and see if their team could knock down one of the high and mighty … |
| 30 | The arrangements for the sale of cup final tickets were introduced after a furore over the ticket sales for the semi-final . |