Example sentences of "he won [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He won second prize in the 1985 John Player Award , and his commission to paint the Prince of Wales came when Charles saw an exhibition of his work in Halifax last year and asked for a portrait for his private collection — a rare honour for any artist . |
| 2 | After he won last year Tolstikov , who also won the World Cup gold medal because the race was run in conjunction with the London event , had to hand over 20 per cent to the then Soviet federation . |
| 3 | Gookey , 21 , has made rapid progress at 200 metres this year but will line up second favourite for that event and for the 100 metres , which he won last year , if Sale 's European junior champion attempts a sprint double at Blackpool . |
| 4 | Parrott , the world number two , is hoping to retain the title he won last year . |
| 5 | Lord Peyton has the right to stick to his guns and he 's disinclined to give in after the majority he won last time . |
| 6 | The 39-year-old Englishman swept to a final-round 66 at Golf del Sur to add the Tenerife Open title to the Madeira Open crown he won last month , and to displace Nick Faldo at the head of the money list . |