Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] won the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rose Tremain 's Sacred Country has won the novel category of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Charles Nicholl 's The Reckoning : The Murder of Christopher Marlowe has won the biography award . |
| 2 | But , at little cost , Mr Museveni has won the hearts of most of his people , the Baganda . |
| 3 | Taylor has won the gratitude of many small businessmen for shouting what many have been whispering . |
| 4 | Alan Hill has won the Cricket Society 's Jubilee Literary Award which carries a prize of £500 for his biography of Herbert Sutcliffe . |
| 5 | ‘ Gazza has won the fans ' hearts and even if he had n't scored that late goal — and although they would have turned against the side — I do n't think would have turned against him . |
| 6 | Nick Faldo has won the Ritz Club Golfer of the Year Award for his victory in The Open Championship and his second successive US Master title . |
| 7 | ‘ David Hemery has won the gold , who cares who 's second or third ? ’ |
| 8 | Hot shot : Rangers striker Ally McCoist has won the Adidas Golden Boot award for the second consecutive season . |
| 9 | England has won the second Test at Wanganui by four wickets : during the match , Carole Hodges became the fifth Englishwoman to score 1000 Test runs . |
| 10 | Hall Harrison Cowley Bristol has won the Pascoe 's dog food account . |
| 11 | Our Secretary has received a letter from Mr. Doug Baird , Press Officer for I.O.M. Tourism , to the effect that Saddle Mews has won the Island in Bloom award for the BEST VILLAGE — no mean achievement , and even better than last year when we were awarded 1st prize in the ESTATE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD section . |
| 12 | Against some odds , President Yeltsin has won the part of the Russian referendum that he says matters most , but the really hard work is only just beginning . |
| 13 | However , Judge Frossard has won the support of fellow justices and applause from a crime-weary public . |
| 14 | E. Annie Proulx has won the US Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction for Postcards , published in the UK by Fourth Estate ( £14.99 ) . |
| 15 | President Bush has won the New Hampshire Republican primary by a narrower margin than expected after tough competition from the Right-winger , Pat Buchanan . |
| 16 | ‘ No one from Australia has won the Masters , ’ Parry noted . |
| 17 | Oxfordshire rally driver , Francis Tuthill has won the London to Sydney Car Marathon . |
| 18 | But although Mansell has won the first four races this season , he 's trying not to be over-confident about making it five . |
| 19 | Young & Rubicam has won the £2.5m Welsh Water account . |
| 20 | For the second year in succession , Iveco has won the International Truck of the Year Award for its innovative and versatile ‘ Eurotech ’ range of trucks . |
| 21 | THE PAEDIATRIC unit of the Queen 's Medical Centre , Nottingham has won the Daily Telegraph Parent-Friendly award , which is designed to encourage businesses and organisations to adopt a more positive attitude to people with children . |
| 22 | SWANSEA butcher Chris Davies has won the British Lamb Display competition at the Meat Trades Fair in Harrogate . |
| 23 | The University of Glasgow has won the Glaxo Prize in analytical chemistry in the 1991 Partnership Awards for its development of new laboratory teaching techniques . |
| 24 | Shy Emma has won the hearts of all who know her in County Hall through her brave fight against the disease . |
| 25 | On May 24th it became clear that America has won the contest hands down . |
| 26 | Graham Lowson has won the inaugural J & B Scottish Golfer of the Year award . |
| 27 | A B Yehoshua has won the US National Jewish Book Award for Mr Mani ( £15.99 ) , published in the UK by Peter Halban . |
| 28 | Reid has won the last two Ulster rounds in the series at Temple and the Mid-Antrim 150 while James Courtney sneaked in to take the round at Dundalk . |
| 29 | Robin Smith has won the England player of the year award which was presented to him in London last night by the sponsors , Cornhill Insurance . |