Example sentences of "[unc] fa [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The fedora hat that adorned Allison 's head like a halo during Crystal Palace 's improbable run to the l976 FA Cup semi-finals has since been auctioned for charity .
2 Manchester City erased the memory of last season 's FA Cup third-round defeat against Brentford .
3 Now they face non-League Yeovil in Saturday 's FA Cup third-round tie and a Coca-Cola Cup trip to Scarborough four days later .
4 Chelsea 's FA Cup third-round tie at Middlesbrough has been switched to January 3 .
5 Byrne was one of the heroes of Sunderland 's FA Cup campaign last season , hitting seven goals as the Roker men marched to Wembley .
6 IPSWICH Town 's FA Cup opponents Arsenal face a tough Premier League encounter with Norwich City at Carrow Road tonight — which completes a hectic 72 hours for their supporters .
7 Knighton juggled a football in front of the Stretford End to advertise his designs on Manchester United ; last season Smart merely wandered out to draw the raffle before Hartlepool 's FA Cup tie with Bournemouth , but the adrenalin surged just the same .
8 SHREWSBURY manager John Bond has been forced by a Burnley hate mob to stay away from his side 's FA Cup tie at Turf Moor on Saturday .
9 Giggs hit the heights despite feeling an ankle knock that forced his retirement 12 minutes from the end on Monday and will probably keep him out of next week 's FA Cup tie against Wigan or Bury .
10 The demand for action comes in a week when John Bond has been advised to stay away from his former club , Burnley , for Shrewsbury 's FA Cup tie this afternoon because of fears of reprisals from angry Turf Moor fans .
11 Ipswich 's three injury worries Jason Dozzell ( bruised thigh ) , Gavin Johnson ( sore back ) and Chris Kiwomya ( strained thigh ) are all hopeful of playing in Saturday 's FA Cup tie against Arsenal .
12 The club is chasing trophies on three fronts and today 's FA Cup tie gives them a chance of a quarter-final place and another money-spinning match against a big club .
13 On the first team front , centre-half Gary Bennett continues to recover well from a recent thigh injury and remains the only doubt for Monday 's FA Cup tie at Chelsea .
14 Ken Thwaites , who remembers being told the news in the asssembly hall at Normanby Primary School , recalls : ‘ The sad and important words were recognised , but what worried me more was would ‘ Boro 's FA Cup tie with Doncaster Rovers due that afternoon at Ayresome Park be postponed ?
15 Kelly has enjoyed his return to the national spotlight after earning his nickname during Leatherhead 's FA Cup exploits of the mid-70s .
16 EDITOR 'S FOOTNOTE : You obviously did n't see our exclusive interviews with ex-Boro players Gary Pallister and Tony Mowbray , the letter to Lennie and our coverage of Boro 's FA Cup exploits all published in the last fortnight .
17 Millwall are set to sign Sunderland 's FA Cup hero John Byrne .
18 It was Chelsea 's sixth away defeat of the season , part of a run that cost Ian Porterfield his job last week and brought in 1970 's FA Cup hero Webb , who will have to act quickly to prevent Chelsea ending their season in a relegation dogfight .
19 Peterborough put worries over today 's FA enquiry into last week 's FA Cup coin-throwing incident against Kingstonian behind them , storming ahead after just three minutes .
20 Peterborough put worries over today 's FA inquiry into last week 's FA Cup coin-throwing incident behind them , storming ahead after just three minutes .
21 Port Vale 's FA Cup run has hampered Rovers in their chase for Vale boss John Rudge , who they had placed top of their shortlist for the managerial vacancy .
22 Arsenal manager George Graham and West Ham 's Billy Bonds ran the rule over Gillingham 's 21-year-old defender Tony Butler and striker Nicky Forster ( 19 ) — who also interests Blackburn and Norwich — at Saturday 's FA Cup success over Kettering .
23 Last season 's FA Cup finalists face a possible £1m debt unless they enjoy another Cup run or sell players .
24 Lawrence is desperate to get injured players like skipper Alan Kernaghan back into action and threatens to swing the axe for Sunday 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea .
25 Meanwhile , unknown Graham Kavanagh could be tossed in at the deep end for Middlesbrough 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Sunday .
26 Bracewell 's bitter blast came just 72 hours after collecting the fourth loser 's FA Cup medal of his career .
27 FOUR-times Women 's FA Cup winners and Premier Division League champions , Doncaster Belles , will meet Red Star Southampton in the final on April 25 at Tranmere Rovers .
28 GOALKEEPER Adrian Blake will be missing from Kingstonian 's FA Cup rematch against Peterborough on Friday afternoon because of work commitments .
29 GOALKEEPER Adrian Blake will be missing from Kingstonian 's FA Cup rematch against Peterborough on Friday afternoon because of work commitments .
30 MANCHESTER United 's FA Cup hopes ended in controversy yesterday after their captain , Steve Bruce , missed an 84th-minute penalty in a thrilling fifth-round tie at Bramall Lane .
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