However, without his knowledge, somebody accepted the award for him during the show.

He asked his father, Peter, to accept the award for him.

They were always accepting awards from each other for various public services.

However, five years later his attitude changed and he accepted a second award for a special report on 7 Days.

He was too ill to accept the award in person.

Since Smith cannot accept the award in person because of practice conflicts, he asked his mother to do so.

But a friend said that no man would accept an award on behalf of other men.

After accepting the award, she was asked to read a selection from her work.

So far, only one family has acknowledged accepting an award.

It is on their behalf that I accepted the award.