Example sentences of "[pers pn] take [adj] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a very tense time and to my complete amazement I took 2nd place in the amateur class . |
| 2 | ‘ I take second place to your work , and I 'll have to settle for that , I suppose . ’ |
| 3 | Impulsively now , she put her hand out and laid it on his , saying quietly , ‘ I 'm going to miss you all over again , Ben , that 's if I take this place . ’ |
| 4 | BELFAST karate girl Siobhan Brunton recently returned triumphant from a European karate competition in Prague where she took fifth place . |
| 5 | you take second place , definitely ! |
| 6 | I know what happens if you take this place on its own terms . |
| 7 | In sizeable towns the volume of trade offered wider scope for specialisation , but even there the connexion with agriculture remained intimate : in most the victualling and food-processing trades formed one of the principal groupings , as in Leicester or York ; only if there was a manufacturing speciality would they take second place . |
| 8 | It takes four place settings and costs £299.90 ( building-in kit extra ) |
| 9 | I love my music , but I can tell you it takes second place in my life . |
| 10 | He takes first place in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez , although Alain Prost comes third to keep him on course for Senna 's title . |
| 11 | just missing out on a win was local powerboater Steve Kerton … in the French round of the world formula one championships at Chalon he took second place but is still chasing hard for the crown … which he 's never won … |
| 12 | He won a silver medal for 5,000 metres at the World Junior track championships last year and a couple of months later he took fourth place — again at Junior level — in the World cross country championships in Boston . |
| 13 | Our survey rates Shell most highly for its management quality , where it took first place ( see table 3 ) . |
| 14 | But at times last season I felt it took second place from a few other clubs . ’ |
| 15 | In six of the survey 's eight categories it took one of the top three places ; it took top place ( see table 3 ) in its ability to attract and retain the ablest employees , its long-term investment value and its community and environmental responsibility . |