Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [num ord] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | McNamara already had the first spot in the bag and Moniz was out , so the battle was on for second place . |
| 2 | But the 28-year-old Heinzer hung in for second place and another Austrian veteran , Peter Wirnsberger , for third . |
| 3 | The leading bunch was led in for second place by Jacek Mickiewicz of Poland with another Australian , Grant Rice , third . |
| 4 | That put us in about 15–20th place — — quite handy . |
| 5 | I looked down the other scores and confirmed that Jack was in about twentieth place , so he would need a very special round today to force his way back among the leaders . |
| 6 | From this position he could not expect to be prominent going to the first bend , the clubhouse turn , and Shoemaker held him back in about eighth place , some four horses out from the rails , as the runners came past the stands . |
| 7 | The early running was made by the 100–1 outsider City Scandal , who after two furlongs conceded the lead to Shikampur , with Pinza in about sixth place and Aureole unable to take up a handy position . |
| 8 | That dropped me down from second place . ’ |
| 9 | Monza was to be decisive for his championship , and Ken Tyrrell has written that it was Jackie 's finest race , not least because he knew he led the championship and because , having already decided to retire , he needed to do no more than the minimum , particularly since he was starting only from sixth place on the grid . |
| 10 | Immigration was mentioned only in fourth place , followed by urban crime , and then the environment . |
| 11 | Down in 24th place in the Ryder Cup points table , Feherty could earn automatic selection by lifting the £108,330 first prize . |
| 12 | Down in 24th place in the Ryder Cup points table , Feherty could earn automatic selection by lifting the £108,330 first prize . |
| 13 | Ireland 's Conor Henry , last year 's overall winner , went down in sixth place overall and looks likely to have to settle for a placing . |
| 14 | They owed much to their New Zealand coach , Murray Kidd , for a 20–9 victory which put them a point ahead of the rest , Shannon being thrust down to second place . |
| 15 | Scarborough badly need to pick up points after slumping down to 17th place after suffering a run of just one League win in nine games . |
| 16 | Also expected to score league points which go down to tenth place , are Pat Hutton and Stuart Smith ( both Penicuik RT ) and the promoting club 's fast junior , Lachie Badenoch . |
| 17 | In the big race … the womens championships … the favourite Andrea Whitcombe who was out to win for a record equalling third year in a row was beaten in to second place by Lisa York of Leicester … they raced for nearly four miles and at the finish there was just three seconds between them |
| 18 | Besides China in second place , India comes in at fifth place in the league , and Mexico and Brazil are also both bigger than Canada , currently the G7 's seventh man . |
| 19 | The top-placed battery car came in at eighth place . |
| 20 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |
| 21 | He finished a shot ahead of the host club 's Tim Roberts , with Jason Snead , of Flint , a further shot away in third place . |
| 22 | Glenn Hoddle and his men are two wins away from second place … one win in six is not promotion form though … |
| 23 | Coming round the final turn Takeshiba-O dropped away rapidly and was soon in last place , with Petrone and Azincourt likewise back-pedalling . |
| 24 | The correct feeling must be one of turning away sufficiently and then staying turned away , holding the right side back and making the clubhead win the race , followed by the hands and with the body action then pulled through in third place . |
| 25 | Cuskin took over in third place , with a deficit of 1 min 21 secs for the final 3 miles 80 yards circuit and he hit the front with a mile remaining , recording the fastest time of the afternoon to win by 23 secs . |
| 26 | She underlined her potential yesterday in the World Championships here when , though moving up a weight , managed to work her way through to fifth place . |
| 27 | 5 B m : : L because society ( do n't want them in it ) B because , because them start / it off in first place dey know it 's wrong ( . ) |
| 28 | Keith Penny was first Vet home in seventh place overall 50:16 , while wife Glynis won the women 's race outright in 56:25 . |
| 29 | After the first two events the RAF team carrying British hopes were still in third place . |
| 30 | Defending champions Denbigh moved themselves menacingly into second place by crushing Craig-y-Don 9–1 in the biggest win of the week , but Sunny Rhyl lost ground in a shock 7–3 tumble at lowly Min-y-Don Park . |