Example sentences of "won a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the most recent presidential elections , in October 1990 , Houphouët-Boigny , who had previously been elected unopposed for six terms , was unsuccessfully challenged by an opposition party candidate and won a seventh term [ see p. 37767 ] . |
| 2 | Studied at Trinity College of Music , London and won a First in Music at Newton Park ( Bath ) . |
| 3 | And I won a first prize so I said , . |
| 4 | My favourite piece at the exhibition was E.G. Neale 's ‘ Happy Eater ’ , which won a second prize in the three veneer category . |
| 5 | After lengthy manoeuvring Short won a second pawn and seemed certain to win . |
| 6 | They won a second term of office in 1983 , and a third term in 1987 . |
| 7 | In the twilight of his playing days he won a Second Division Championship medal with Preston North End . |
| 8 | Fighting a campaign which asserted local democracy over central authority , however , Suzuki won a fourth consecutive four-year term , polling 2,292,846 votes ( 49.9 per cent of those cast ) compared with 1,437,233 votes ( 31.3 per cent ) for Isomura . |
| 9 | When Suzuki won a fourth term , however , receiving almost 50 per cent of the vote , Ozawa resigned . |
| 10 | In a general election on April 9 the Conservative Party , led by John Major as Prime Minister since November 1990 , won a fourth consecutive term of office — the first such instance since the early 19th century . |
| 11 | The nationalists , led by Vojislav Seselj ( a Bosnian Serb ) , are more powerful than the democrats : Mr Seselj won a third of the vote in Serbia 's election last year . |
| 12 | Stoutt 's VIP won a third ( but not consecutive ) term in a general election held in September 1986 , winning five of the nine elected seats [ see p. 34856 ] . |
| 13 | In the general election held on April 27 the United Workers ' Party ( UWP ) of Prime Minister John Compton , 66 , won a third consecutive five-year term of office . |
| 14 | Had England this season won a third successive Grand Slam under Will Carling , it would have been mighty difficult to go against his record . |