Example sentences of "win a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , virtue alone is not enough ; possibly Carter would have been more successful and might have won a second term if he had been less intense , more flexible , less immersed in the detail of government and a little more willing to dissemble occasionally . |
| 2 | But since then he 's won a Second Division promotion medal and is near the top of the Premier League . |
| 3 | Roe admits that in his quieter moments he sometimes wondered if he would ever win a second tournament and those doubts were intensified earlier this season when he saw both the Jersey Open and the Murphy 's English Open wrested from his grasp . |
| 4 | But more important than that it was also a triumph which brought to an end his struggle to win a second Tour title . |
| 5 | One of her earliest pupils , in whom she had a great deal of confidence , was Brighton 's Julie Pullin who poignantly won her first women 's international title on the African satellite , 48 hours before Winnie died , and who went on to win a second title two weeks later . |
| 6 | By 1950 the party was able to win a second general election with an increased vote . |
| 7 | The result is that ‘ the used parts win a second life ’ ( quoted in ibid : 213–14 ) . |
| 8 | Only two out of 15 well-known media pundits , whose outspoken role in the campaign Bush has ridiculed , have staked their reputation on the President winning a second term . |
| 9 | My favourite piece at the exhibition was E.G. Neale 's ‘ Happy Eater ’ , which won a second prize in the three veneer category . |
| 10 | After lengthy manoeuvring Short won a second pawn and seemed certain to win . |
| 11 | They won a second term of office in 1983 , and a third term in 1987 . |
| 12 | In the twilight of his playing days he won a Second Division Championship medal with Preston North End . |