Example sentences of "[verb] he [prep] [adj] place " in BNC.

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1 This was an attitude which , long afterwards , was to put him in second place to Phan Boi Chau in the opinion of the Communist Party which , although stressing the patriotism of both men , especially Phan Boi Chau , declared that Phan Chu Trinh had mistaken the principal enemy .
2 It takes him to tenth place in the Ryder Cup table and the farming philanthropists will also get their reward .
3 His face seemed familiar somehow , and yet I could n't recall seeing him in this place before .
4 The following March Bob Champion rode him into third place behind Alverton in 1979 the Cheltenham Gold Cup ( at 40–1 ) and the month after that Aldaniti ran second to Fighting Fit in the Scottish National at Ayr .
5 The winner on the day was Francois Lombard — a result which took him to third place overall in the championships .
6 Ian Wiley of Ireland had a time some 3 seconds faster than the winner but his 5 second penalty for touching a gate put him in 4th place overall .
7 Briggs , in his first race , matched the time of the senior riders on his opening lap and his finishing time would have put him in fourth place in the senior event after three laps .
8 While Brown 's victory did not immediate transform his candidacy from the status of quixotic eccentric to serious contender , it did establish him in third place behind Clinton and Tsongas , and ensured the continuance of federal matching funds .
9 His tally now stands at 11 , which puts him in third place behind Robert Alner ( 16 ) and Philip Scholfield ( 12 ) in the Daily Telegraph Men 's Championship .
10 Yet his storming finish carried him into third place , a head and 1 ½ lengths behind two super-fit hurdlers , Cruising Altitude ( rec 6lb ) and Nomadic Way ( rec 10lb ) .
11 Now he remembered someone telling him about this place .
12 Miguel was his usual self and his efficiency left him in fifth place .
13 Cottrell 's 82 left him in fifth place , along with Tim Paterson of Letherhead , with his Cheshire captain Phil Bailey of Caldy and another Cheshire player Gareth Bradley of Bramhall in a group on 302 .
14 Mark Roe was altogether more scathing about the problem after a first round of 85 which left him in last place in the field .
15 Stewart gave the car its first win at Zandvoort , and victories at the Nurburgring , by a staggering four minutes , and at Watkins Glen ensured him of second place in the championship to his former team-mate Hill .
16 It was as if time had lost all meaning , as if even that were conspiring to hasten him to this place where he would spend the rest of his life .
17 Driving for the 555 Subaru World Rally team , he ended the 3-day event 7 minutes ahead of his nearest rival and leaves him in 6th place in the World drivers table .
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