Example sentences of "[noun prp] won the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jean won the pampering weekend for two in a local newspaper competition and opted to share her luck with her daughter , Sally . |
| 2 | Men like Mr Straw won the enthusiastic admiration of Mrs Thatcher and her fans , including The Sun |
| 3 | They were also together when Faldo won the 1989 World Match-play Championship at Wentworth . |
| 4 | Mr Branson won the eight-year franchise last April with a bid of £1.9m . |
| 5 | It 's 100 years on Sunday since Gentleman Jim Corbett won the first world heavyweight title under Queensberry rules . |
| 6 | NEAL Bassett , 15 , from Badwell Ash won the under-16 title at the British Kyokushinkai Karate Association 's national championships at Ilantrisant in Wales . |
| 7 | Parrott won the third frame comfortably , though , and recovered to 2–2 when his attempted pot on a red in the fourth struck the jaws of a top pocket , rebounded into the pack and knocked a red into the opposite middle pocket . |
| 8 | A competition was held , in which Haycock won the second premium ; and it was then decided to adopt his design but to put it ‘ into the hands ’ of Thomas Harrison of Chester [ q.v. ] , who made certain minor modifications to it . |
| 9 | JS won the first heat comfortably , under the captaincy of Nick Keyte , manager of Gravesend . |
| 10 | By-election victor : Tory Kenneth Turner won the vacant seat on Saltburn , Marske and New Markse parish council last night beating Labour 's Philip Hewitt in the by-election by 206 votes . |
| 11 | The all amateur team of Bob Allan , Damion De Luca and Bill Turner won the fifth East of Scotland Golfers Alliance team tournament for the Tappit Hen Trophy at Craigmillar Park yesterday . |
| 12 | Bridgefoot multi-storey car park in Stratford-on-Avon won the urban award and the rural prize went to the village car park in Downham , in the Ribble Valley . |
| 13 | The UCS won the judicial capital , Sucre , and easily defeated the AP in the Andean cities of Oruro and Potosí and in total votes emerged as the country 's third political force . |
| 14 | In 1987 , Bulli Triomfator won the open class at the Bundessieger , gaining VI ( see Appendix 1 ) , while Dunja Triomfator won the open bitch class , both these animals are owned and bred by Miss Gruter , whose kennel is situated in Zunderdorp . |
| 15 | In 1987 , Bulli Triomfator won the open class at the Bundessieger , gaining VI ( see Appendix 1 ) , while Dunja Triomfator won the open bitch class , both these animals are owned and bred by Miss Gruter , whose kennel is situated in Zunderdorp . |
| 16 | Even though England won the real thing … |
| 17 | He captained the England XV in five matches in 1892 , 1893 , and 1895 , and as an indefatigable forward was largely responsible for success against Ireland , Scotland , and Wales in 1891–2 , when England won the triple crown . |
| 18 | When England won the last Test of 1973–4 the teams had met only twice in one-day internationals . |
| 19 | Last season United watched Schmeichel regularly as Brondby won the Danish title for the fourth time in five years and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup . |
| 20 | Chen won the third game against Qian Qianli and the final encounter against Dietmar Palmi 21–10 , 21–14 . |
| 21 | HWANG Young-cho of South Korea won the Olympic marathon last night after a gut-busting struggle up ‘ suicide hill ’ . |
| 22 | THREE years ago James Oberg won the New Scientist /Cutty Sark competition for his essay on unidentified flying objects . |
| 23 | It has taken a respectable 15 seats , but Signor Orlando won the personal endorsement of nearly one in five of all voters in Palermo itself . |
| 24 | Bowe won the undisputed title on points from Holyfield in November but is only recognised as champion by the IBF and WBA . |
| 25 | In 1985 , when Sandy Lyle won the Open Championship and Bernhard Langer won the US Masters , the writers ' choice was the Ryder Cup team and when Faldo himself won the Open in 1987 it was again the Ryder Cup team , who won in America , who were selected . |
| 26 | Mark Evans of Padeswood and Buckley won the best nett prize with 131 and Mold won the team title with Padeswood and Buckley second and Flint third . |
| 27 | Welshman Robinson won the vacant title by out-pointing John |
| 28 | Manchester United registered an astonishing double for the second year running as Welsh whizz-kid Ryan Giggs won the Young Player of the Year title . |
| 29 | CAMBRIDGE won the latest battle of the blues yesterday . |
| 30 | Philip Jackson won the second round of the club 's float only league at Bond 's Bridge . |