Example sentences of "[noun prp] have won " in BNC.
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| 1 | It just takes a smile or a joke , and Kriss Akabusi has won them round . |
| 2 | The American ambassador in Bolivia , Charles Bowers , still believes in the wisdom of George Bush 's attack on the supply of cocaine , and insists that Bolivia has won its war on drugs . |
| 3 | Schaden Illiad has won a Best in Show at Championship Show level and has also been the top winning dog on two occasions . |
| 4 | Rose Tremain 's Sacred Country has won the novel category of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Charles Nicholl 's The Reckoning : The Murder of Christopher Marlowe has won the biography award . |
| 5 | DARREN FERGUSON has won over his biggest critic — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson , who also just happens to be his dad . |
| 6 | With mainframes , for example , ICL has won compliance with X/Open Co Ltd standards , and is currently seeking XPG-4 accreditation . |
| 7 | VAUXHALL has won a top towcar award for the third year running , scooping five of the seven trophies in the process . |
| 8 | VAUXHALL has won its biggest ever contract with the Ministry of Defence worth over £17 million at showroom prices for 1,947 diesel-engined Novas and Astras . |
| 9 | Our friend Drummle has won a great prize ! |
| 10 | But , at little cost , Mr Museveni has won the hearts of most of his people , the Baganda . |
| 11 | THE MINORIES Gallery in Colchester has won a temporary reprieve and will re-open this spring . |
| 12 | SMALLEY has won a prize as Derbyshire 's best-kept large village . |
| 13 | A Cleveland travel agent who sells holidays only to staff at ICI has won an award from Teesside International Airport . |
| 14 | SEX parlour boss Julie Williamson has won a top tourism award — for giving her customers a really good time . |
| 15 | OUT OF the ruins of super-SARA , the EEC 's science commissioner Etienne Davignon has won a major reform to decision-making for the EEC 's Joint Research Centre . |
| 16 | BOON STAR Michael Elphick has won a Boon-style battle — to save his own TV character . |
| 17 | Taylor has won the gratitude of many small businessmen for shouting what many have been whispering . |
| 18 | MIDDLESBROUGH midfield player Andy Peake has won an immediate recall for the FA Cup fifth round at Portsmouth tomorrow . |
| 19 | Alcatel NV 's Alcatel Standard Electrica SA has won a new $500m telecommunications contract in China : the contract is for 6m telephone lines and comes after the $300m Chinese contract already announced . |
| 20 | To this end the CPL has won a little victory in its efforts to ensure that the cat is not put out with the milk bottles . |
| 21 | Alan Hill has won the Cricket Society 's Jubilee Literary Award which carries a prize of £500 for his biography of Herbert Sutcliffe . |
| 22 | DAMON HILL has won a massive vote of confidence from Canon Williams ' team boss Frank Williams after his latest ration of rank bad luck in the Canadian Grand Prix . |
| 23 | ‘ Gazza has won the fans ' hearts and even if he had n't scored that late goal — and although they would have turned against the side — I do n't think would have turned against him . |
| 24 | One of the world 's richest colonies of blue coral , situated off Japan 's southern island of Ishigaki has won a reprieve from development and , marine biologists believe , destruction . |
| 25 | PAINT chief Mike Hennessy has won a pay rise that every boss will envy — 619 per cent . |
| 26 | Steffi Graf has won it for six of the last seven years , picking up a cheque for around £45,000 for her latest victory in October . |
| 27 | Faldo has won five Majors and he 's probably going to be next to get close to Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player and Tom Watson . |
| 28 | Nick Faldo has won the Ritz Club Golfer of the Year Award for his victory in The Open Championship and his second successive US Master title . |
| 29 | Volvo has won a safety award for its innovative integrated child seat fitted to all new 900-series saloons . |
| 30 | PREMATURE baby Leah Roberts has won her fight for life . |