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

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1 New Zealander Greg Turner moved into third place on 13 under with a birdie , his sixth of the day , at the last .
2 Holders Sweden moved into third place at 11 under , while Wales are joint fourth with Australia a shot further back .
3 Mr Peter Allen , the Liberal Democrat candidate was pushed into third place with about 8,400 votes .
4 The Liberal Democrats were pushed into third place in most seats , and failed to win their target constituencies of Hereford and Birmingham Yardley .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 It sealed a comfortable victory and sent Rovers soaring into third place in the table .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 The Labour candidate was beaten into third place with only 12 per cent .
13 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 .
14 Labour held Hemsworth , where the Conservatives were beaten into third place by the Liberal Democrats .
15 In the event Clinton won the New York contest comfortably , and saw Brown beaten into third place by Paul Tsongas who had already withdrawn from the contest .
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