Example sentences of "be [prep] third " in BNC.

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1 Going on to the last lap Dunlop had matters well in hand but further down the field behind McCallen there was drama when Alan Patterson , who had been in third place and going well , suddenly shot through the final bend and took the wrong road for the second time today losing his chance of a place .
2 Bridgend , who are in third place , two points behind the leaders , play a much-improved Neath at the Gnoll .
3 As most of these zones are in Third World countries , these issues will be taken up in the next chapter .
4 The second seed is the veteran from Stockton , Malcolm Corking , while Ormesby 's British League stars Steve Brunskill and David Fewsdale are in third and fourth positions .
5 Chester MC are in third place with Warrington sixth .
6 First , the market is globalised , i.e. issuers and investors may be from any country ( subject to regulation ) , while intermediaries may be from third countries .
7 The exportation of ‘ corporate crime ’ will normally be to Third World countries which , because they are more dependent upon capital , have fewer resources to check manufacturer 's claims or police corporate activities , and because their officials are more susceptible to corruption are less likely to circumvent corporate behaviour .
8 Answer guide : The point to be made here is that the sales are to third parties , as the process is selling materials this is complete and the receipt of moneys is reasonably certain .
9 Czech rider Daniel Kovar and Kazakhstan 's Andrei Kivilev were in third and fourth place overall after Wednesday 's breakaway , and Banana 's second man Brian Smith was also ahead of Henry .
10 A good result and a very necessary one because I think that helps you to pull away slightly at the top of the table ; before this match , Egham were in third place .
11 More than 60 ATMs are at third party locations and Nigel 's aim is to substantially increase this number by the end of the year .
12 They 're not the whole scheme though is for Third World countries is n't it ?
13 DIMENSION INTERNATIONAL IS INTO THIRD ITERATION OF ITS VIRTUAL WORLD CREATION , VISUALISATION SOFTWARE
14 Right , who 's in third place .
15 Lillywhite 's team-mate Brian Smith moved up to second place overall , 38 seconds behind , and Irishman Conor Henry , who was a shock winner last year , is in third spot overall at 41 seconds .
16 Here it is important to see that the traditional category of plural is not symmetrically applied to first Person in the way it is to third : we does not mean plural speakers in the same way that they means more than one third person entity ( Lyons , 1968 : 277 ) .
17 There was a sad sequel when Combermere , who was in third place at the time , shattered a hind leg on landing over the penultimate fence and had to be destroyed .
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