Example sentences of "[prep] win the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was 12 years ago , and after winning the first race that I entered between Sudbury and Bures in a non-racing canoe , I had caught the bug . ’ |
| 2 | Brothers Peter and Dave Grundy from Willaston should rename their boat ‘ Mr Cool ’ after winning the first day and taking a major prize on the second day at Wexford Harbour . |
| 3 | Werder Bremen knocked the holders Napoli out of the Uefa Cup last night , 8-3 on aggregate after winning the second leg 5-1 . |
| 4 | After winning the second game , Timman immediately offered a draw in the unfinished opening game of the match . |
| 5 | I really think you have a fine chance of winning the first prize ! ’ |
| 6 | Attitudes outside Parliament were very similar , and would have reduced Labour 's chances of winning the next election if they had advocated non-nuclear defence in 1957 . |
| 7 | The first function connects economic conditions-unemployment , inflation and the rate of economic growth-to the incumbent 's party political popularity and hence his or her chances of winning the next election . |
| 8 | However , it also had to act in a way that would not jeopardize its chance of winning the next election . |
| 9 | GRAHAM TAYLOR yesterday turned for salvation to Nigel Clough , the Nottingham Forest star who declared England had no chance of winning the next World Cup . |
| 10 | The former world champion had saved four match points in rallying from 2–5 in the fourth set , which he eventually won on a tie-break , before winning the fifth set 6–0 but he had little to offer in the doubles , when he and Eric Jelen were beaten in straight sets . |
| 11 | Not only was it an important factor in winning the Second World War , for its specific electrical insulating properties were a key to the development of radar , but it is one of those rare inventions which create an entirely new industrial development . |
| 12 | Your selection to receive this invitation , and the allocation , exclusively to you , of seven numbers that you alone can enter in the draw , means that you could be just one step away from winning the first prize in this £40,000 draw — which would give you the choice that I mentioned between a lump sum and an income for life . |
| 13 | He suggests that there is little evidence that any British Government ever managed the unemployment rate simply with a view only to winning the next election . |
| 14 | Last season , Leeds received £100,000 from sponsors Barclays for winning the First Division . |
| 15 | Otto Becker , a member of Germany 's silver medal team in the 1990 World Championships , proved his two World Cup horses are in top form by winning the first warm-up on Leandra , and then going clear , though with no pressure , on Landmann in the speed class . |
| 16 | Bradley Bone has started well for the 1993 season by winning the first club match with a good bag of eels for 9lb 8oz . |