Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] he [prep] [adj] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stewart gave the car its first win at Zandvoort , and victories at the Nurburgring , by a staggering four minutes , and at Watkins Glen ensured him of second place in the championship to his former team-mate Hill . |
| 2 | The following March Bob Champion rode him into third place behind Alverton in 1979 the Cheltenham Gold Cup ( at 40–1 ) and the month after that Aldaniti ran second to Fighting Fit in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 3 | Yet his storming finish carried him into third place , a head and 1 ½ lengths behind two super-fit hurdlers , Cruising Altitude ( rec 6lb ) and Nomadic Way ( rec 10lb ) . |
| 4 | Miguel was his usual self and his efficiency left him in fifth place . |
| 5 | Ian Wiley of Ireland had a time some 3 seconds faster than the winner but his 5 second penalty for touching a gate put him in 4th place overall . |