Example sentences of "[noun] come [num ord] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High Street giant Marks & Spencer came last in a poll to find public places with the best facilities for mothers and toddlers . |
| 2 | He thought of a survey after the North-East came eighth in a list of 11 favourite tourist spots in Britain . |
| 3 | The hitherto ruling Croatian League of Communists — Party of Democratic Change came second in a field of more than 30 political parties [ the full results will be published in the next News Digest ] . |
| 4 | Following too close to another vehicle came second in a report by the Automobile Association . |
| 5 | For example , if the athlete comes third in a race ( a very clear , unequivocal performance criterion ) does the athlete need to be told by a coach ( manager ) that he or she is third ? |
| 6 | The 84-year-old actor came first in a survey which asked Americans : ‘ If you wanted to buy something , who would you want to sell it ? ’ |
| 7 | HANK MARVIN Born Brian Rankin in Newcastle , young Hank came third in a talent competition in 1958 with his band the Railroaders and later that year he teamed up with Cliff Richard and formed the Shadows . |
| 8 | Despite the effect of recession on sales , Mr Thin remained encouraged by Book Tokens ' performance , quoting market research which showed book tokens coming fifth in a table of ‘ vouchers bought in the last 12 months ’ , beaten only by Marks & Spencer , Boots , W H Smith and record tokens . |