Example sentences of "have [adv] won a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the help of a similar system , the right-wing Union for France has just won a sweeping majority in a French general election . |
| 2 | A GIRL aged 14 has already won a temporary court order allowing her to move out of the family home in Guildford , Surrey . |
| 3 | Edinburgh 's Douglas Watson , who has already won a major award in the US for his three dimensional illustration work has created his study from a clay panel . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a good effort in any case because Niodini , who finished fourth , has already won a big race at Doncaster this week . ’ |
| 5 | It is part funded by membership subscription , and part government funded at present , and has also won a European Community grant . |
| 6 | Advanced RISC has also won a new shareholder , Nippon Investment & Finance Co of Tokyo , which is putting up £650,000 for an undisclosed stake in the company alongside Acorn Computer Group Plc , Apple and VLSI Technology Inc . |
| 7 | The department has also won a major order from Phillips Petroleum for fire protection equipment for the North Sea Judy/Joanne fields development project . |
| 8 | The system using freezing instead of hot branding has been working for 12 years and the firm has now won a Royal Warrant . |
| 9 | But that does not mean he has yet won a conclusive victory in the debilitating war between president and parliament . |
| 10 | Frenchman Cedric Pioline , who has never won a professional title , pulled off the biggest shock by dumping top seed Courier 7–5 6–7 6–4 6–4 to open the day . |
| 11 | The Tribune Company had already won a similar battle in Chicago in 1985 and seemed confident that it could repeat this profitable victory in New York . |
| 12 | In 1807 the British again returned to Madeira under the command of General Sir William Carr Beresford , who had already won a great reputation whilst still under forty years of age . |
| 13 | ( He had first formed a minority government in 1985 , ending over 40 years of PCP rule in the province , and had then won a large majority at elections in 1987 — see p. 35452 . ) |
| 14 | Nevertheless , Noriega 's attorneys had previously won a significant victory : on Aug. 8 presiding US District Court judge William Hoeveler ruled against the Justice and State departments and the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) that the defence should have access to classified government documents concerning the relationship between US intelligence agencies and the accused . |
| 15 | For the moment the protestors have only won a temporary stay of execution . |
| 16 | These contented residents at Orchard House can relax knowing that staff here have just won a major safety award . |
| 17 | McDevitt Street Bovis have also won a major contract at Prince George 's County Hospital in Cheverly , Maryland . |
| 18 | England have recently won a second-rate success called the Grand Slam . |