Example sentences of "he finished second " in BNC.

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1 JIMMY McCRAE , of Scotland , won the 2,200-mile round-Britain Autoglass Tour by 22 minutes at Brands Hatch yesterday when he finished second to Wales 's David Llewellin in the final stage .
2 He finished second in the 100 metres to Canada 's Ben Johnson , later disqualified after failing a drug test .
3 He finished second to Duke Of Monmouth in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March , and will be spot on after finishing fifth on the Flat in the Leopardstown November Handicap .
4 He finished second in the 1988 Superstars , losing by a whisker in the final event .
5 But , Alfa Romeo returned to racing for the first World Championship in 1950 , he was invited to join their team and he finished second in the inaugural championship , having won the Monaco , Belgian and French Grands Prix .
6 His best finish was in the 1972 Italian Grand Prix at Monza when he finished second to Emerson Fittipaldi .
7 He finished second to Henry Cotton at Muirfield in 1948 , fourth to Max Faulkner in 1951 at Royal Portrush and twice third to Bobby Locke at Troon and Royal Lytham .
8 One of four Pakistan batsmen to hit over a thousand runs on this tour , he finished second in the averages with just under 60 .
9 Now well let's have a look at this horse and another schedule because as I say he was trained in Ireland by Arthur and er we saw them at Punchestown back in April where he finished second to another of his rivals today Bishops Hall .
10 Then last weekend at Thruxton he showed his true potential when he finished second behind Australian Russ Ingall 's Van Diemen , and ahead of all the other Swift drivers .
11 But he did n't and in a Manta hired from Tony Kearns he finished second behind Kenny McKinstry .
12 Like Emerson he finished second in his Swift but that was good enough to take him clear of his main rivals with one round remaining .
13 Scotland 's Jim Moodie kept alive his hopes of deposing McElnea when he finished second and fourth , but his British-built Crighton Norton had no answer to the speed of the best Japanese machines .
14 Birmingham 's Paul Howe has broken his own British record at the European Open Swimming Championships in Rome , he finished second in the 200 metres freestyle and still has another two races to come .
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