Example sentences of "[prep] the national [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Tigersharks are one of the most successful clubs of its kind in the country … 20 have qualified for the national championships next month and in sixteen year old Jaime King they have one of the best breastrokers in the world … |
| 2 | THOUSANDS who sent cheques for the National Savings First Option Bond were shabbily short-changed . |
| 3 | The finding follows a study by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of reading among children aged five to 14 made just before the introduction of the national curriculum last September . |
| 4 | Before and since then I have admired Mains ' growing confidence as coach of a side which reached its peak with victory in the first division of the national championship last winter , and also his increasing comfort with the public relations impact of coaching a prominent side . |
| 5 | Britain 's bosses gave themselves pay rises of more than two percent above the national average last year . |
| 6 | For a Chancellor looking to fill a £12 billion hole in the national accounts next year — further increases in duty on whisky now look plain irresponsible . |
| 7 | They expect to be in Japan for two years and will thus be eligible to play for Suntori in the national championship next season . |
| 8 | CHARLES BOYD took his points haul to 131 in four games as he led Brixton Topcats , the pacesetters in the National League First Division , to a 115-86 win over Corby Fliers . |
| 9 | They 're already Southern champions and are almost certain to be promoted to the National League next season . |
| 10 | The 32-year-old libero , regarded as one of the most accomplished and stylish defenders in world soccer , turned his back on the national team last month to spend more time with his family . |
| 11 | The only important offering from National Gallery Publications is timed to coincide with a major loan exhibition to open at the National Gallery next spring : Tradition and Revolution in French Art , 1700–1880 : paintings and drawings from Lille will appear in March ( £27.50 ) . |
| 12 | ULSTER boxers made a strong claim for an monopoly of the titles in the Maxol National Junior championship semi-finals at the National Stadium last night . |
| 13 | Oliver Duddy stopped his man Noel Higgins of Glasnevin during a series of trials at the National Stadium last night . |