Example sentences of "to win a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But more important than that it was also a triumph which brought to an end his struggle to win a second Tour title . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | By 1950 the party was able to win a second general election with an increased vote . |
| 4 | President Félix Houphouët-Boigny , 85 , formally the candidate of the ruling Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire ( PDCI ) , survived a challenge by Laurent Gbagbo , 45 , leader of the opposition Front populaire ivoirien ( FPI ) , to win a seventh term of office on Oct. 28 . |
| 5 | McKenzie was urged to play a season with the Randwick Colts ( under-20 ) and the first player he met was a burly hooker called Kearns , who like Farr-Jones , was unable to win a first XV team berth at prestigious Newington College . |
| 6 | The brother and sister , from Waverton , Chester , hope to win a first prize in the contest of free membership to the RSPCA 's Animal Action Club . |
| 7 | On some issues , however , the Court 's liberal minority was still able to prevail as a result of managing to win a fifth vote , usually from either Justice Byron R. White or Justice Sandra Day O'Connor . |
| 8 | The recent collapse of the Communist Party , which used to win a third of the votes , has taken away the vital ingredient of fear that held the system together . |
| 9 | Although he was only to win a third of the tickets that Rudi had won , this dog was used extensively by successful breeders , which is the true test of a great dog . |
| 10 | You may remember that , when Olympic diver Greg Louganis struck his head on the diving board , in a surprisingly short time he returned to the board to win a third Gold Medal . |
| 11 | But they did n't reckon with her burning ambition to win a third time . |
| 12 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |
| 13 | Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today . |