Example sentences of "on the [noun] ' bench " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately for Albert he was made 12th man and , with no substitutes allowed in those days , spent the match idle on the players ' bench .
2 They had offered Dalglish an emotional welcome when he emerged before the game and took an unfamiliar place on the visitors ' bench .
3 But Dixon , who spent nine years at Stamford Bridge , may have to settle for a place on the subs ' bench as he continues his return from a back injury .
4 Whatever I did , he 'd always put me back on the subs ' bench .
5 Whatever happened to LESLIE CARTER , selected alongside Clive Allen on the subs ' bench at an England Schoolboys International against Wales at Wembley on March 20 , 1976 ?
6 Striker David Holmes replaces Andrew Fletcher who has an ankle problem while John Ashdjian joins Mark Jules on the subs ' bench .
7 The last straw for Hysen came against Middlesbrough on Saturday when Limpar , who lost his place to 20-year-old Mark Flatts , was not even on the substitutes ' bench .
8 When everyone is fit , I 'm usually the one sitting on the substitutes ' bench .
9 Ray Parlour , 19 , is back in the squad and is likely to be on the substitutes ' bench .
10 Ryan Giggs , back in the squad , must settle for a place on the substitutes ' bench .
11 So happy is Yorath with the way his team is shaping , he can afford the luxury of having the 19-year-old boy wonder on the substitutes ' bench for the World Cup qualifier against the Group Four leaders .
12 He will start on the substitutes ' bench and Souness said : ‘ The chances are good people will see Barnes involved at some stage . ’
13 This means that Peter Finnerty , one of the most experienced players in the Galway squad , is still on the substitutes ' bench .
14 Blackburn 's Kevin Moran replaces him to win his 68th cap and striker Tony Cascarino is almost certain to be on the substitutes ' bench after also testing an injured hamstring this afternoon .
15 Striker Tony Cascarino , Townsend 's former clubmate at Stamford Bridge , also has a hamstring problem and may have to forego his usual place on the substitutes ' bench .
16 Middlesbrough midfield player Andy Peake has been recalled to today 's team with Mark Proctor expected to be on the substitutes ' bench .
17 Striker Bernie Slaven could again be on the substitutes ' bench after his quick recovery from a knee operation .
18 Boro will be unchanged tonight , with Jon Gittens and Alan Moore again on the substitutes ' bench .
19 Andy Payton was in the starting line-up with Stuart Ripley on the substitutes ' bench .
20 The player not in a starting role will be on the substitutes ' bench alongside Bernie Slaven .
21 Peake and Bernie Slaven will be on the substitutes ' bench .
22 Earlier in the week Rupert Moon , the Neath scrum-half , was drafted into the squad as possible cover for Bates but primarily to fill the gap left by Dewi Morris on the replacements ' bench .
23 Orrell , however , are confident he will be fit and name their regular side , with Chris Brierley and Brian Wellens likely to be on the replacements ' bench .
24 Phillips has played in only four of Neath 's nine Heineken League matches so far this season but has been picked ahead of Andrew Thomas , who reacted by refusing to sit on the replacements ' bench .
25 City make three changes from the side beaten at Hartlepool Rovers last week , with scrum half Steve Kirkup returning for Charlie Turvil , who is on the replacements ' bench .
26 Ian Hunter ( knee injury ) yesterday withdrew from England 's squad for the international against Scotland on 6 March and his position on the replacements ' bench has been taken by Bath centre Phil De Glanville .
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