Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the [noun] first division " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was important that I moved on to a bigger stage , with a club in the top bracket of the English First Division , or Celtic and Rangers . ’
2 Summers was quoted in national newspapers as saying : ‘ If Sugar thinks we are a run of the mill first division club , he is in for a big shock .
3 Warrington Town 4 Alfreton Town 2 : Gavin McDonald was on target twice as Warrington returned to winning form to move into seventh place in the HFS first division .
4 Warrington Town bid to bounce back after their first defeat in eight games in midweek when they take on Alfreton Town in the HFS First Division at Cantilever Park .
5 Meanwhile , Frenchman Jean-Pierre Papin scored twice as the AC Milan machine rolled mercilessly over lowly first division newcomers Ancona on Sunday , winning 2-0 to go six points clear at the top of the Italian first division .
6 Ian McColl , the former Scotland boss , had taken over as manager of the English First Division side and gratefully paid £70,000 for Baxter .
7 He provides the guided tour of the ground First Division facilities , Northern League friendliness before adjourning for a couple of halves in a town centre pub called the Black Adder , run by former Ipswich star Alan Brazil .
8 Bedford ..... 6 Wasps ...... 57 BEDFORD have now conceded 117 points in their last two matches and this latest reversal served only to illustrate the plight of a club who a few months ago were celebrating their arrival in the Courage First Division .
9 With two minutes to go , Spain were leading 16–12 but careless defence — perhaps a premature relaxation — allowed the Russians to snatch a precious win for their survival in the FIRA First Division .
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