Example sentences of "[prep] finish [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mansell 's Newman-Haas team-mate Mario Andretti lines up on the first row after finishing second fastest qualifier with 223.414 mph . |
| 2 | AFTER finishing 12th in the last World Cup in Lahore coach Cees Koppelaar pledged to ‘ create a new Ireland . ’ |
| 3 | Both were frustrated after finishing 12th and 14th respectively and said a new front wing and problems with traffic had caused their problems . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Flash Of Straw , trained at Epsom by Geoff Lewis , tested positive to a prohibited substance after finishing sixth in the HMS Cromer Handicap on 20 August . |
| 6 | McKeown has not given up on the north 's hope for next year 's Classic , who was found to have a temperature after finishing last in the Somerville Tattersall Stakes . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ANDY Jones lifted the Winter League Trophy after finishing third in the final match fished at Pakefield . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | At Talaq had won the Grand Prix de Paris after finishing fourth in the Derby , and French challenger Mont Basile had won four races during the season . |
| 11 | REIGNING Champion Hurdler Royal Gait died of a heart attack yesterday after finishing fourth in the Bookmakers Hurdle at Leopardstown in Ireland . |
| 12 | Morgan , now 49 , retired from the European Tour after finishing 190th on the 1991 merit list and relinquished his card after 22 years of consistent performances on the tour , highlighted by his win in the 1982 Jersey Open . |
| 13 | Warrington , who scraped into the Premiership play-off competition after finishing eighth in the Stones Bitter Championship , had a trophyless season and average gates at Wilderspool went down by around 800 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Hibernian 0 Motherwell 0 HIBS ' prospects of finishing fourth in the Premier Division are fading fast after they served up a dreary scoreless draw against Motherwell before the lowest gate of the season at Easter Road . |
| 16 | McLean 's attempt to impersonate a tic-tac man apart — all he needed was a pair of white gloves — the game offered little in the way of entertainment , which was particularly disappointing when the outcome meant so much to both sides as far as their hopes of finishing fourth in the Premier Division was concerned . |
| 17 | He caught the eye with a highly encouraging performance despite finishing last but was not seriously considered to be in the same league as the adored ‘ Dessie ’ . |
| 18 | Frankie Dettori 's mount did not get a clear run in the Group Two event but , despite finishing last of six , was only beaten around two lengths by Swing Low . |
| 19 | It made Patrick cringe of course , but the inevitable comparison with his brother was high on the agenda when , clutching his share of the £45,000 winners ' cheque and £15,000 for finishing eighth in the Nabisco points table , he walked into the interview room . |
| 20 | He very predictably won the Rookie of the Year award for his performance in finishing 28th on the Volvo Tour in 1990 . |
| 21 | There was no disgrace in finishing fourth in the Olympic 100m final , won that year by Harrison Dillard . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | Royal Athlete surpassed expectations in finishing third and advertised his Martell Grand National claims . |
| 24 | Roger Charlton 's two-year-old was an easy winner of a Ripon maiden before finishing sixth in Deauville 's Prix Morny last time out and should appreciate this switch back to easier company . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Woodhill Echo went on last year to win a £1,000 open at Brough Park before finishing third in the Scottish Derby . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | People 's lives were Digital oriented : many had been there since finishing second level school or university … life outside Digital was unthinkable . |
| 30 | Son Pardo has come on in leaps and bounds since finishing fifth on his debut at Newmarket on 2,000 Guineas day . |