Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] division and " in BNC.
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| 1 | City are currently bottom of the First Division and Kendall spoke realistically about the task ahead . |
| 2 | City are currently bottom of the First Division and Kendall spoke realistically about the task ahead . |
| 3 | The day he walked into the manager 's office Norwich were bottom of the First Division and relegation was more a probability than possibility . |
| 4 | In United 's progress to the top of the First Division and to tomorrow 's final , Schmeichel has kept 23 clean sheets and on only five occasions has he been beaten more than once . |
| 5 | Three months earlier , after one of the poorest seasons in their post-war history , Toulon were on their way to pool ‘ B ’ of the first division and rugby oblivion . |
| 6 | Swansea 's victory kept them top of the First Division and was another display worthy of any defending champions . |
| 7 | Now what will nineteen ninety two bring for Gloucester Rugby Club … the league championship … well the cherry and whites are joint top of the first division and they 're the only team left with a one hundred per cent record … on saturday at Kingsholm they beat Rosslyn Park by twelve points to nine … |
| 8 | But with United still bottom of the Second Division and staring relegation in the face , the editor of the club 's fanzine says this is n't the time to be selling star players . |
| 9 | After nearly 20 years in the lower echelons of the second division and without a major title to their name , the team with the grand sounding name of Real Club Deportivo de la Coruna have elbowed their way past the giant clubs which year after year dominate the Spanish League , and have made a bold bid for the title . |
| 10 | Also in need of a result are Hereford United … they 're bottom of the third division and same story as swindon … nothing 's going right … they need a change of luck soon before they get stranded at the wrong end of the table … |
| 11 | ‘ Then when we get into the First Division and do n't need Aussie players , the English guys will bring other English mates and the crowd problem is solved . ’ |
| 12 | In the 5 years with Maxwell junior at the helm , the club has dropped back into the second division and shows debts of up to £4.5 million . |
| 13 | into the third division and we 're calling all Hereford fans … your team needs you … |
| 14 | Sheffield United continue their march up the first division and Ian Bryce in goal five minutes before time was good enough to beat Chelsea . |
| 15 | In order to arrive at 10-10-18 , four clubs would need to be demoted from the First Division and none promoted from the bottom league . |
| 16 | His takeover in January 1982 came with Oxford in the 3rd division and facing bankruptcy . |
| 17 | One of the former Scotland manager 's old teams , Airdrie , visit Somerset Park today — on a day when the Premier Division clubs have no matches as Scotland play on Wednesday — lying third in the First Division and keen to maintain form which has helped them overcome an uncertain beginning . |
| 18 | Others have survived similar heart complaints and are still working , both in the First Division and at the highest level on the Continent . |
| 19 | Newcastle are 12 points clear in the First Division and Keegan added : ‘ There have been massive changes here and we 're beginning to reap the rewards already . |
| 20 | ‘ Our brief has always been to get back to our home ground and stay in the First Division and I think we are capable of achieving both . ’ |
| 21 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |
| 22 | Team one they want to put out more in the first division and , I could not be party to that team one and it was an atrocity to use such terminology . |
| 23 | The promotion race in the first division and coming up tomorrow at the County Ground , it is Swindon against Tranmere Rovers . |
| 24 | The club has spent too many seasons in the Second Division and what the fans still talk about is the Fairs Cup win over 20 years ago . |
| 25 | Remember the depressing days ( early 1980's ) playing in the second division and toiling to beat the likes of Carlisle and Plymouth . |
| 26 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 27 | We , we , we were playing in the er Alton league at one time , you know , we were doing quite well in that as well we got , one year we come second we got promoted to the first division after our first year , there was only three of their , there were four or five leagues going and they put us straight in the second division and er , but you were going all over the bloody place , you were going as far a field as Petersfield bloody old there was almost , there was one erm , just outside |
| 28 | In 1920 they were promoted to the First Division and got to their first Cup final , against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge , where they were beaten 1–0 . |
| 29 | But he says : ‘ I honestly believe we are on the verge of the big breakthrough , promotion to the First Division and making London the headquarters of rugby league in this country . ’ |
| 30 | The blow fell on the 7th Division and on Allenby 's cavalry , which connected Haig 's Corps with the 3rd Corps to its south . |