Example sentences of "award first prize " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sarah 's pretty , ’ said her mother , awarding first prize to her sister . |
| 2 | In 1878 The Royal Agricultural Society reported in their journal : ‘ This farm , in fact , has all the requisites of a prize farm , and we had therefore very great pleasure in awarding First Prize ( in all England ) to Mr Long who will , we feel certain , consider it a recognition of the untiring industry shown by himself and his wife in the management of this pretty little farm … the arable land is cultivated like a garden , being wonderfully free from weeds . |
| 3 | At the end of the parade — almost at once — it was announced that ‘ Red Riding Hood ’ and her ‘ wolf ’ had been awarded first prize in the parade , and would the winner , Angela Norcroft , of the 3rd Shortfields Pack kindly come to the prize-giving tent in half an hour 's time for her prize — a bicycle ? |
| 4 | John Tame , chief accountant for the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund , which was awarded first prize in Category 1 ( best report and accounts from a charity with income over £1m ) , explains : ‘ We 've entered for many years . |
| 5 | In addition , in the English-speaking Union 's Duke of Edinburgh Book Competition , Headway Intermediate was Highly Commended in 1987 and , in 1988 , Headway Upper-Intermediate was awarded First Prize . |
| 6 | One of our CSYS pupils was awarded first prize . |
| 7 | This month 's annual Maria Callas international competition for new voices awarded first prizes to a Japanese soprano , Michie Nakamaru , and an Italian mezzo-soprano , Serena Lazzarini . |