1.  Although the competition was quite stiff, my novel narrowly won first prize in a prestigious national contest.

Although

the

competition

was

quite

stiff

my

novel

narrowly

won

first

prize

in

a

prestigious

national

contest

2.  What was the very last thing you did before your appointment with Harry?

What

was

the

very

last

thing

you

did

before

your

appointment

with

Harry

3.  The list of names grew longer and the available space dwindled as they entered the camp for refugees.

 The

list

of

names

grew

longer

and

the

available

space

dwindled

as

they

entered 

the

camp

for

refugees