Example sentences of "[vb past] won the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was the reigning world champion and he 'd won the first two races of the season . |
| 2 | But after the All Blacks had won the Second Test 59–6 Mains was rather more relaxed and in fact exuded some confidence about the prospects of his new-look team . |
| 3 | Earlier , Malcolm Pyrah had won the first Olympic Talent Spotters Championship on It 's Me and , though he does not believe the small seven-year-old chestnut is potential Olympic material , he echoed the widespread praise for this new series of competitions . |
| 4 | The Navy had won the first round of the carrier battle : Sandys now conceded the RAF 's case for developing the TSR 2 around a new airframe instead of forcing the naval NA 39 upon them . |
| 5 | James had won the first round , though , suffering agonies of seasickness , he was in no mood to celebrate , while Admiral de Forbin , in an excess of caution , stood so far out to sea that they overshot their intended destination , Leith in the Firth of Forth , and instead made their landfall 60 miles [ 96 km ] north of Aberdeen and 150 [ 240 km ] from the real objective . |
| 6 | Pakistan had won the first ‘ Test ’ , at Karachi , by an innings and four runs . |
| 7 | Lagerfeld sent sketches off and six months later he got a telegram telling him that he had won the first prize in the group for coats . |
| 8 | The Rona sheep had won the first round . |
| 9 | On their way to Estoril in the private jet Kate was forced to admit to herself that he had won the first round . |
| 10 | He had won the last contest on points , thank God , but he knew that a series of ‘ X ’ films , and the suggestive posters that were essential to their promotion , would give Father Whatsisname just the chance he wanted to point the accusing finger . |