Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun sg] championships [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following this was the rodeo World Championships on the Bitches which decided at the last minute to include a ladies ' competition . |
| 2 | Mecir , whose world ranking has dropped to 26 chiefly as a result of back injuries , ought to add a good deal of craft to the Silk Cut Championships at Wembley next month . |
| 3 | ENGLISH SCHOOLS hurdles champion Allison Curbishley began her competitive return after injury with a record-breaking double in the Cleveland School Championships at Middlesbrough on Saturday . |
| 4 | Wearside , who host the Durham County championships in a fortnight 's time , have produced a book which chronicles the history of the club from its humble beginnings in 1892 to this their centenary year . |
| 5 | I enjoyed the Midland Bank Championships despite its smaller field , and I will certainly be returning next year . |
| 6 | MONICA SELES , the Yugoslav who has withdrawn from the Midland Bank Championships at Brighton later this month , is to be contacted by tournament organisers hoping for a change of heart . |
| 7 | Following her 1991 appearances at Nottingham , Wimbledon and the Midland Bank Championships at Brighton at the end of last year , we can confirm that Steffi Graf is the most popular of all the foreign players , according to Tennis World readers . |
| 8 | Yesterday , while watching the thrilling final of the Midland Bank Championships at Brighton , I was very interested to hear Barry Davis ' comment on the fact that not one of the world 's top 10 players had participated in the event with the notable exception of one Steffi Graf . |
| 9 | I went to see the semi-finals of the Midland Bank Championships in Brighton — the first time I 'd ever seen a tennis match live . |
| 10 | For the trio to collect two gold medals and one silver was an unprecedented Scottish haul on the world stage which can only augur well for the highlight of this year 's outdoor season — the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart . |
| 11 | The pair will meet in the World Cross-Country Championships at Amorebieta , near Bilbao , on Sunday , and the ever-pleasant Meyer is determined to achieve a Spanish double , having already defeated the Scot in the Olympic 10,000 metres in Barcelona last year , when she won a silver medal behind Derartu Tulu ( Ethiopia ) . |
| 12 | Her winning time of 19:55 over the 5600m course , ensured the 19-year-old Parkside runner a place in the six-woman team at the World Cross-Country Championships in Antwerp . |
| 13 | When Britain 's Neil Thomas won a silver medal in the World Gymnastics Championships at Birmingham 's National Exhibition Centre in April there were few people cheering louder than Paul Garber . |
| 14 | Last year he was selected for the World Quadriathlon Championships at Salinas Bay in Ibiza . |
| 15 | The most important development in sprint and marathon racing for some time was the introducing of starting gates at the World Sprint Championships in Paris . |
| 16 | I could n't imagine , for example , going to the World Veteran Championships in Finland on my own . |
| 17 | ( First Edition ) THREE Olympic medal winners will head Britain 's challenge for honours at the World Judo Championships in Belgrade from 10 to 15 October . |
| 18 | Michael Duffy yesterday clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Amateur Championships in Bangkok , but there was great disappointment for Ulster number one Andy Sharpe who failed to make the play-offs . |
| 19 | MANCHESTER doctor Philippa Roberts and teenagers Nicola Huntridge and Corinna Williams all qualified for the women 's jump final at the World Waterski championships in Singapore . |
| 20 | Last year saw the fifth staging of the Quadriathlon World Championships with competitors faced with a 5K swim , 20K kayak leg , 100K cycle ride and 21K ( half-marathon distance ) run . |