Example sentences of "cup [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Gloucester18 Bath27 BATH reached the final of the cup for the seventh time in nine years when they scored two tries in the last five minutes of extra-time at Kingsholm and Stuart Barnes converted both of them from the touchline .
2 A COMMITTED Colchester side could not prevent National League Division One side Old Loughtonians from claiming the Essex Cup for the seventh time in ten years down in Chigwell .
3 Victory by 92 runs meant that Clive Lloyd was holding aloft the Prudential World Cup for the second time .
4 After winning a small chase at Ludlow he took the Hennessy Gold Cup for the second time — highly appropriately , as he was owned by Madame Kilian Hennessy of the sponsoring brandy company — and then , after a warm-up victory at Kempton Park , had beaten Fortria by a length in the Cheltenham Gold Cup .
5 ‘ Arsenal always win something ’ went the saying after they won the Cup for the second time in 1936 .
6 Nottingham Forest0 Manchester United1 MANCHESTER United filled the last remaining gap in the Old Trafford trophy cabinet , as far as domestic competitions are concerned , at Wembley yesterday by winning the League Cup for the first time .
7 By December 1982 , when Celtic lifted the League Cup for the first time since the mid-'70s , Nicholas had established himself as the young sensation of Scottish football .
8 A week later , Treloar followed up by winning the Rosemary Symonds Cup for the first time in 17 years , so ending Hammer 's domination of this tournament .
9 World Cup for the first time since 1972 .
10 SHEFFIELD Eagles soared to the finals of the Yorkshire Cup for the first time — despite Hull 's stunning opening when Lee Jackson touched down in less than nine seconds .
11 Kent , taking full advantage of the disciplinary action that ended the 11 year reign of Essex as boys ' champions , won the Midland Bank Junior County Cup for the first time since its inception in 1967 , at Bournemouth during April .
12 MARR COLLEGE have won the Bank of Scotland Schools Cup for the first time , beating St Aloysius ' College by 8–6 at Ayr .
13 I could not help thinking there was a wonderful touch of irony in the fact that guy Forget and Henri Leconte , plus their captain , Yannick Noah became national heroes overnight in France for winning back The Davis Cup for the first time since the Musketeers — even though they now all live in Switzerland .
14 Twenty-five years to the day since England beat West Germany 4–2 in extra time at Wembley to win the World Cup for the first time and , so far , only time in a glorious ( etc , etc — the back pages that morning were awash , as they had been for days , with nostalgia and breast-beating and rush-of-blood reminiscence ) footballing history ; the apotheosis of the game , which , according to one writer at the time , ‘ lives like an extra pulse in the people of industrial England . ’
15 Europe will be attempting to repeat its last Ryder Cup performance on US soil , a magnificent 15–13 victory at Muirfield Village in 1987 , while the US team will be looking to use its home advantage to win the Cup for the first time since 1983 .
16 Pedro Campos , project manager said , ‘ We are aware that a country going into the America 's Cup for the first time has never done well , but at the same time we are going there to win ; no-one knows about the class . ’
17 In March they were received as World Champions by an ecstatic crowd after winning the Cricket World Cup for the first time .
18 England 's dreams of winning the cricket World Cup for the first time ended in disappointment today with defeat at the hands of Pakistan .
19 Meanwhile , Ballymoney recaptured the CIS Irish Junior Cup for the first time since 1983 , with a comfortable victory over Ulster Transport at Carrickfergus .
20 THE Derry side that reached the All Ireland final in 1958 will be guests of honour at a banquet in Dublin to be held in conjunction with their county 's bid to claim the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time .
21 Having beaten both West Coast and Su Ragazzi this season , Jets are well capable of winning the cup for the first time , especially as they possess two of the most talented players in Scotland in Geoff Marshall and captain John Gaughan .
22 ‘ Once you start saving yourselves for big games and ducking out of tackles , you get into the wrong frame of mind and that is very dangerous , ’ warned Howard , who is hoping to steer his side through to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time for 17 years .
23 ‘ Once you start saving yourselves for big games and ducking out of tackles , you get into the wrong frame of mind and that is very dangerous , ’ warned Howard , who is hoping to steer his side through to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time for 17 years .
24 Flying the flag : The Fijian team celebrates as it retains its grip on the Cup for the third year in succession : ( l-r ) Fijian supporter , Waisale Serevi , Tomasi Cama , Vesito Rauluni ( captain ) , Mesake Rasari , Viliami Rauluni , Filimone Seru , Ratu Sakeasi ( front ) .
25 He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time .
26 ST ALOYSIUS College won the Bank of Scotland Scottish Schools Cup for the third time when they defeated Galashiels Academy by three tries to two at Meggetland .
27 Sarah was followed onto court by Hall , who only managed three games against Emmons , a result which ensured that the United States won the Cup for the 16th time in 19 contests .
28 A goal or two is what everyone needs and at least United have a chance to come back in the cup with the second leg at Torquay next week
29 The Czechs put Rangers out of the European Cup in the first round on goal difference .
30 If I had to choose one man to kick a 40-yard penalty from close to the touchline to rescue The Earth from being knocked out of the Inter-Galactic Cup in the last minute , Grant Fox would be the man …
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