Example sentences of "[vb pp] first prize " in BNC.
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| 1 | Said Carole , ‘ From a household of four Old English Sheepdogs all four have won first prizes at Crufts and the only male has done it twice . |
| 2 | B. Y. Yeong of ICM Chemical in Malaysia has won first prize in the utility innovation category at last year 's Malaysian Invention and Design Society exhibition . |
| 3 | She has won first prize in international competitions in Paris and Flanders . |
| 4 | LITTLE Philip Carter ripped open the letter telling him he had won first prize in the Mirror 's WWF wrestling competition … and burst into tears . |
| 5 | He had won first prize at the eisteddfod as a boy soprano . |
| 6 | I thought to myself , ‘ I have n't bought any tickets for the raffle but it looks as if I have won first prize . ’ |
| 7 | In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition . |
| 8 | Because it , it 's , it 's not particularly going to grab me because I 'm going to look at it and I 'm going to I 'm going to look down to see what it 's asking me do and certainly a busy news editor is looking down the line to see , and the first thing he 'll actually do is , is just have a , a very fast glance at it , find out what it 's about , and just make sure there 's someone who can be phoned , and what the news editor will do is actually throw it out into a pile of other handouts and there 's usually a journalist who 's , who 's who 's won first prize and their task for the day is to do all the handouts , and all you want to be sure of is that someone can make a phone call and the news editor wo n't , wo n't bother with any with any superfluous detail , all he 'd want to know is that somebody can be contacted , we 'll find out about it later . |
| 9 | LOVE was in the air when two lucky Canadians scooped first prize in a special bridal competition . |
| 10 | I had got first prize for guitar at the Melody Maker contest and soon I was selling stories and now I find my principal interest is still p H. |
| 11 | Jonny was given first prize and a cheque for £750 for the novelty of his idea and professional presentation . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | One of our CSYS pupils was awarded first prize . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He got long , ill-spelt letters from Claire every week , telling him what Doyle had done , and how Mary the cook was going into hospital , and the Labrador had taken first prize at the Eadstown Field Day . |
| 18 | It would have taken first prize at the Policeman 's Ball . |
| 19 | Hope in his draft bluntly stated that it ‘ can not recommend the appointment of Messrs. Coe and Hofland , although they had obtained first prize ’ . |