Example sentences of "[adv] took second " in BNC.
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1 | Although the doctor 's status in the sick-room was rising , he still took second place to the clergyman . |
2 | In the grammar schools , the practical always took second place . |
3 | UNITA also took second place in the legislative elections . |
4 | Since she was utterly devoted to my father , her children inevitably took second place . |
5 | Part-time soldiering essentially took second place to a full-time job , and it was impossible to make the TA work as anything apart from a weekend occupation . |