Example sentences of "[verb] into third [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Des Walker put his Spanish problems behind him as Sampdoria moved into third spot thanks to a 2-1 win at Udinese , while Lazio , minus Paul Gascoigne , registered their third consecutive draw .
2 Wattana , who moved into third place , could overtake Hendry and Davis at the top if he wins his two matches in hand .
3 New Zealander Greg Turner moved into third place on 13 under with a birdie , his sixth of the day , at the last .
4 Holders Sweden moved into third place at 11 under , while Wales are joint fourth with Australia a shot further back .
5 Chertsey , 4–0 winners at Bracknell , have moved into third place and brought their goals total for the season to 93 .
6 The Liberal Democrats were pushed into third place in most seats , and failed to win their target constituencies of Hereford and Birmingham Yardley .
7 Mr Peter Allen , the Liberal Democrat candidate was pushed into third place with about 8,400 votes .
8 With Llanelli held to a draw , Neath took the opportunity to leapfrog into third place with a 27–15 home win over South Wales Police .
9 Leicester who may move into third position , depends on that Milwall er Middlesbrough game but could move high in the table if they win here today are still leading one nil .
10 SHILDON Strollers retained their leadership of the Durham Second Division at a canter when a weakened Wingate failed to offer any real threat despite the incentive of moving into third place with a win that would have toppled the home team from the No 1 spot .
11 Norman Ferguson slotted into third place , ahead of former Northern Ireland champion Robert Dickson .
12 MIDDLESBROUGH suffered a major blow to their promotion hopes when they spurned the chance to climb into third place .
13 However , Santiago 's early lead was due to heavy support in and around the Manila area , and as the count progressed , the unofficial returns showed her having slipped into third place behind Ramos and Cojuangco .
14 In second place was G Messenger with a codling and a school bass for a total of 3lb 8oz and running into third place was K Messenger ( 10oz . )
15 It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table .
16 Once again McNab paid tribute to the old guard who have seen Tranmere soar into third place in the First Division the highest placing in the club 's history .
17 But Paul Ince who was the driving force of this victory , which lifted United into third place , warned the Frenchman : ‘ He did some lovely things and he can do the flicks all day if we are winning , but if were losing he 's got to get his foot stuck in .
18 Australian John Fahey , who won this year 's Pacific League and also received a special award for having competed in 100 World Cup qualifiers , went into third place in the speed warm-up with a rousing gallop of Tony Barlow Sorrento .
19 ‘ We did n't get out of second gear , ’ he said , ‘ but we are looking to get into third gear and , hopefully , top for next Saturday . ’
20 ‘ It would be a treat to get into third gear in this fucking town , ’ he said .
21 I say that on behalf of the party he beat as opposed to the one that he put into third place — the Conservative party , which was marginalised in that by-election .
22 In two by-elections held in Bradford North and in Bootle on Nov. 8 the Labour Party increased its share of the vote , with the Conservative candidate in Bradford being forced into third place behind the Liberal Democrat .
23 Clouthier pulled in 17 per cent of the vote , falling into third place .
24 The Gunners were edged into third spot overall by Liverpool , whose £5.8m haul included £1.3m for their FA Cup final triumph .
25 The men retained the 5,000m gold , although last year 's winner Jeremy Freeman , was beaten into third spot by England international Dale Laughlin , former Anglo-European pupil now living in Romford , who showed a smart pair of heels .
26 Labour leaders were quick to praise Mr Kinnock 's achievement in pulling the party back from the brink of disintegration in 1983 , when it was almost beaten into third place .
27 Odds-on favourite last time at Haydock , he was narrowly beaten into third place , but tomorrow should prove third time lucky .
28 The crushing defeat of the NDP raised questions as to the political future of Haynes — once commonly described as " the second most powerful man in Barbados " — who was beaten into third place in his own constituency .
29 Labour held Hemsworth , where the Conservatives were beaten into third place by the Liberal Democrats .
30 The Labour candidate was beaten into third place with only 12 per cent .
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