Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] into third " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liberal Democrats were pushed into third place in most seats , and failed to win their target constituencies of Hereford and Birmingham Yardley . |
| 2 | The Gunners were edged into third spot overall by Liverpool , whose £5.8m haul included £1.3m for their FA Cup final triumph . |
| 3 | Labour held Hemsworth , where the Conservatives were beaten into third place by the Liberal Democrats . |
| 4 | Mr Peter Allen , the Liberal Democrat candidate was pushed into third place with about 8,400 votes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Labour candidate was beaten into third place with only 12 per cent . |