Example sentences of "to take second place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheikh Mohammed 's Bridal Toast , who finished powerfully to take second place could have more scope to progress as a Derby contender . |
| 2 | Their differences are henceforth to take second place to the fight against Mr Hussein 's regime . |
| 3 | Children must also learn to be left to their own devices , to take second place on occasions , and to learn by their mistakes . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , Central News has had to take second place to Project Video ( which we are shooting at the moment ) but we are aiming for October 1989 publication for Central News 1 ( video and book ) and January 1990 for Central News 2 ( video and book ) . |
| 5 | Given such co-operation , the main constituents of a full , rewarding life are available within the community , and cash farming can begin to take second place to the production of local needs . |
| 6 | Early in marriage a re-ordering of priorities is necessary , and some couples can run into trouble if their commitment to , or dependence upon , healthy robust parents can not be allowed to take second place to their commitment to their new partner . |
| 7 | Half an hour previously , Captive Audience had run to the best of his ability in the lads ' race , plugging on one-paced up the Sandown hill to take second place . |
| 8 | She teamed up with Sandra Douglas , Phylis Smith and Jennifer Stoute to take second place in the semis behind the CIS . |
| 9 | THE WORLD 'S Olympic athletes were last night forced to take second place here … snubbed so that TV might make another extravaganza of the closing ceremony . |
| 10 | Fun would have to take second place to the serious business of home-making and saving money . |
| 11 | Somehow all these less exciting duties had had to take second place to the social events Aubrey and Madeleine were constantly arranging for his entertainment . |
| 12 | In these forms of academic reflection on politics , empirical observations and explanations of the origins and survival of actual elites tended to take second place . |
| 13 | On the other hand , I am a girl who likes a bit of old-fashioned interest taken in her , and I do get cheesed when I have to take second place , especially when it 's to a dead widow of seventy-odd … ’ |
| 14 | Although I suppose we could say that you 're supporting me , since you employ me , but , unlike the gentleman cads of those sepia-tinted days , you might find you occasionally have to take second place to the demands of your mistress 's work ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ May I remind you that you will frequently have to take second place to the demands of my work ? ’ |
| 16 | Theresa Rooney , Gemma O'Dell , Adam O'Keeffe , Margaret Brennan and Jim Browne scored 1694 to take second place . |
| 17 | That is his strength — but also his weakness , since music tends to take second place and leave him locked in a radical cabaret slot from which he is unlikely to emerge . |
| 18 | This time Orme finished third but the surprise packet of the race was Mick Lofthouse who was in the lead for a large part of the four laps before having to take second place to Dunlop . |
| 19 | Indeed global trade liberalization soon had to take second place to the search for regional solutions — notably in Europe . |
| 20 | In general , however , the needs of tropical territories meshed into the modern economic order , have meant that the first wave of human invaders in the rain forest have had to take second place to the exploitation of the second wave . |
| 21 | Unless she was prepared to take second place in his life . |
| 22 | Still I suppose I have to take second place to your work . ’ |