Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITAIN 'S Dave Lewis won £8,000 yesterday after finishing third in the IAAF world cross country challenge at Mol , Belgium , won by Olympic 10,000 metres champion Khalid Skah . |
| 2 | ANDY Jones lifted the Winter League Trophy after finishing third in the final match fished at Pakefield . |
| 3 | Under the terms of Belau 's new electoral system the number of candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency had been narrowed to two through the holding of a first round elections on Sept. 22 , when incumbent President Ngiratkel Etpison was eliminated after finishing third with 24.8 per cent , behind Nakamura with 37.2 per cent and Toribiong with 37.9 per cent . |
| 4 | JOHN McGRATH quit as manager of struggling Third Division Halifax Town yesterday . |
| 5 | The World Bank was last year reported to be in the throes of an anguished debate between its environmental unit and its energy department over the best way of enlisting Third World support for curbing greenhouse gases . |
| 6 | Two other Section I matches see Schweppes Cup winners North Down entertaining North , with the aim of finishing third in the league to complete what for them has been a fine season . |
| 7 | The Bank is also considering introducing environmental safeguards into its controversial structural adjustment programmes ( blamed by environmentalists for forcing third world countries to despoil their environmental heritage in the quest for Northern-style economic prosperity ) . |
| 8 | First there is tonight 's second round tie against struggling Third Division Bury to negotiate — a nerve-shredding 90 minutes with the thought of pitting wits against the stars of Manchester United enough to inspire both sides . |
| 9 | ‘ Far from helping Third World governments to realise their development goals , excessive reliance on mass media had , in fact , generated consumerism and a new individualism which , in turn , had stimulated demand to a degree that was beyond the capacity of the economy to absorb , ’ writes Mr Jayaweera . |
| 10 | On the one hand , ordered development of international law requires wide treaty participation and flexibility , both in allowing third parties to become associated with treaties and in the application of treaties to third States ; on the other hand , State sovereignty , equality , independence , and the need for the effective implementation of treaties militate against any imposition of rights and obligations through majority preference . |
| 11 | Broadhurst , who won £28,650 in finishing third in the Carrolls Irish Open at Killarney on Sunday , said : ‘ It would be nice to carry on from where I left off in Ireland . ’ |
| 12 | Royal Athlete surpassed expectations in finishing third and advertised his Martell Grand National claims . |
| 13 | Jack Berry 's colt , backed from 6–4 to 13–8 on before finishing third to Touch Silver in the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster , then ruined his chance with a slow start when going under by half a length to Key To My Heart at Hamilton Park last time . |
| 14 | That was the only Ulster success of the night but the Bily Rock-trained Tadila was always in the leading group before finishing third in the Ardee Hurdle won by Shareef Alliance and should be all the better for the run . |
| 15 | Woodhill Echo went on last year to win a £1,000 open at Brough Park before finishing third in the Scottish Derby . |
| 16 | Price , who has returned to the sport with renewed vigour after unrelenting injury problems , won three local races before finishing third in the classy Saltwell road race on December 22 . |
| 17 | Soccer : Barcelona so nervous in reaching third final |
| 18 | Thus , although the legal model may prevent directors from regarding third party interests as ends in their own right , it is arguable that it is consistent with the directors ' obligations to the shareholders for the company to sacrifice profits in order to protect them given these possible relationships with shareholder utility . |
| 19 | Chemical companies may posture regret , but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales , as markets in industrialized countries are shrinking . |
| 20 | She had received a note that morning while breakfasting at ‘ Mon Repos ’ from Sir Charles Webb-Bowen no less , telling her that she would be called upon to speak third in favour of the motion : ‘ That this Conference believes that better public and press relations would enable Government and Party to get its message across to the public more effectively . ’ |
| 21 | We had to decide on travelling third or first class . |
| 22 | The Fellow , a comfortable winner from Docklands Express in last year 's King George and twice touched off in the Gold Cup , has apparently thrived since finishing third in last month 's Hennessy . |
| 23 | It will concentrate on comparing third world countries ' treatment of EC financial institutions with the Community 's own policy , paying particular attention to national treatment and effective market access . |
| 24 | Corresponding times for the same band in second take only 0.5secs or so more , and even by using third they are barely lengthened by 1sec . |
| 25 | The charity 's director David Bryer says by cutting Third World aid to help reduce public spending , the Government would be cutting off it 's nose to spite it 's face . |
| 26 | Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera underlined the Holden 's newfound competitiveness by finishing third , after being held in the pit lane when the race was under a yellow flag/pace car caution . |
| 27 | In a five-horse second jump-off , Sweden 's Maria Gretzer delighted the huge crowds by finishing third with the only other clear , on Marcoville . |
| 28 | And Lawrie Smith won a bronze to salvage Britain 's disastrous Olympic yachting campaign by finishing third in the Soling Class . |
| 29 | He streaked the junior men 's event with a distance of 57.18 metres and showed his worth by finishing third to Great Britain 's Paul Head in the senior men 's section , making 52.54 with the heavier hammer . |
| 30 | Girardelli settled the issue by finishing third in the season 's closing giant slalom in Are , Sweden , behind fast-rising Norwegian Kjetil Andre Aamodt . |