Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] win [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elections were contested by 15 parties , four of which failed to win a single seat ( Kaset Seri , Ruam Palang Mai , United Democratic Party and Thong Tin Kao Na ( Rural Progressive ) ) . |
| 2 | The largest of the groups , the Lombard League , which had won a small percentage in the 1989 European Parliament elections as the Lombardy Regional Party [ see p. 36876 ] , took 19 per cent of the vote in Lombardy and became the second largest party in the region , while separate local leagues in Veneto and Piedmont won between 5 and 7 per cent of the vote each . |
| 3 | The result was seen as a sign of continuing support for the liberal factions which had won a sweeping victory in elections to the Legco in September [ see p. 38436 ] . |
| 4 | Chatichai Choonhaven [ see p. 39007 ] , drawing its support largely from Chart Thai ( Chatichai 's old party ) and from Sammakkhi Tham , the air force 's protégé party which had won the largest number of seats ( 79 ) in the March election , but disintegrated with the collapse of the Suchinda government . |
| 5 | The NDP , which had won the 1984 general election , was returned to power in May 1989 , winning all of the 15 elected seats . |
| 6 | Lojze Peterle , Chairman of the Slovene Christian Democratic Party ( one of the six parties in the DEMOS alliance which had won the Slovene Assembly elections in April — see p. 37381 ) , was elected President of the Slovene Executive Council ( Prime Minister ) by the new Slovene Assembly on May 16 . |